FDIC: Agencies Adopt Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Final Rule and Issue Supplementary Leverage Ratio Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
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The final rule applies to U.S. top-tier bank holding companies with more than
As noted in the final rule, maintenance of a strong base of capital among the largest, most interconnected U.S. banking organizations is particularly important because capital shortfalls at these institutions have the potential to result in significant adverse economic consequences and to contribute to systemic distress on both a domestic and an international scale. Higher capital standards for these institutions place additional private capital at risk before the federal deposit insurance fund and the federal government's resolution mechanisms would be called upon, and reduce the likelihood of economic disruptions caused by problems at these institutions.
The banking agencies on Tuesday also issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) that would modify the denominator calculation for the supplementary leverage ratio in a manner consistent with recent changes agreed to by the
The agencies also issued a separate
In a separate action, the FDIC Board also adopted as final its Basel III interim final rule, which is substantively identical to the final rules adopted by the
Attachment: Regulatory Capital Rules:
Attachment: Regulatory Capital Rules:
Attachment: Regulatory Capital Rules:
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