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Methodology

Everything here is either verified public data or clearly-framed buyer education. We do not fabricate credentials, statistics, case counts, ratings, or reviews, and we never claim a framework citation is a compliance guarantee.

Framework reference data

The 5 frameworks referenced across this site (SR 11-7, OCC Bulletin 2011-12, SR 26-2/OCC Bulletin 2026-13, PRA SS1/23, and the ECB Guide to Internal Models) are real, independently-issued regulatory guidance. Each framework page cites the issuing body's own public documentation directly, with source URLs recorded, and states plainly whether that guidance is current or has been superseded (SR 11-7 and OCC 2011-12 were both rescinded April 17, 2026). Framework mentions are informational context only - this index does not certify, validate, or guarantee that any organization or vendor satisfies a framework or an examiner.

Vendor reference data

The 34 vendors in the reference layer are real, publicly-documented model risk management advisory firms, quantitative/actuarial risk consultancies, and MRM governance software vendors. Each record was researched and then independently re-verified via web search before publication, with source URLs recorded. Only firms with a genuinely verifiable model risk management or model validation practice are included; we do not invent or list unverifiable claims. Some listed firms also serve AI governance clients - where that is the case, only their model risk management service line is described here.

Search demand

Guide priority and the demand figures shown on category pages come from Ahrefs keyword data for the United States. Where we did not pull a reliable figure for a term, we show no number rather than guess one.

Buyer guides

Each guide is buyer education: what an engagement covers, what to verify, what to ask in an RFP, and the red flags. Every guide passed an adversarial fact-check pass whose job was to remove any invented statistic, unverifiable certification, fake framework, or implication of a compliance guarantee. Frameworks are named only where they genuinely exist and are current, or explicitly labeled as superseded where they are not. Verify any framework-alignment claim directly with the issuing body.

What we will not do

• No fabricated credentials, accreditations, case counts, or vendor counts.
• No fake reviews, ratings, testimonials, or fabricated "verified" claims. A paid Verified listing (see Get listed) means KG manually confirmed the business's identity and the accuracy of its own listing facts, nothing more. It is not a customer review, a star rating, a quality score, or an endorsement of the vendor's work.
• No Review or AggregateRating structured data, because no real moderated customer reviews exist here.
• No claim that any vendor is suitable for your organization, or that any program satisfies a framework or examiner. That is your call, verified directly with the issuing body and qualified professionals.

Freshness and corrections

Data is current as of 2026-07-14. Spotted an error in a vendor profile, framework page, or a guide? Email hello@modelriskdirectory.com and we will correct or remove it.