Q2 2024 Report (charles schwab liquidity coverage ratio disclosure Q22024)
Liquidity Coverage Ratio
Disclosure Report
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- About
The Charles Schwab Corporation
- Liquidity Coverage Ratio
The
The LCR rule requires Covered Companies, including Schwab, to maintain an amount of HQLA that are unencumbered and controlled by the
Schwab is subject to the LCR and public disclosure requirement on a consolidated basis. On a quarterly basis the Company is required to disclose the average daily LCR over the quarter. The Company also discloses quantitative and qualitative information over certain portions of the Company's LCR components.
Under the LCR rule, Schwab is required to maintain HQLA to cover 100% of the total stressed net cash outflows on a daily basis. In addition, HQLA that are held at the Company's bank subsidiaries in excess of the subsidiaries' total net cash outflows, and are not transferable to non-bank affiliates, are excluded by rule from the Company's eligible HQLA.
Average Weighted Amount |
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2024 |
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HQLA1 |
53,815 |
58,841 |
Net Cash Outflows |
45,086 |
45,195 |
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LCR |
119.78% |
130.37% |
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- Excludes non-transferable liquidity at subsidiaries.
Schwab's LCR fluctuates period over period as a result of its liquidity profile, market conditions, client behavior, legal or regulatory developments, liquidity risk management limits, or other factors in the markets in which it operates. The Company's average LCR decreased between the first quarter of 2024 and the second quarter of 2024, from 130.37% to 119.78% primarily due to an increase in margin loans at the broker-dealer.
Although not subject to a separate public disclosure requirement, Schwab's depository institution subsidiaries are subject to LCR requirements and were in compliance with their respective LCR requirements during the periods presented.
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- Liquidity Management at Schwab
The Company seeks to maintain client confidence in its balance sheet and the safety of client assets by maintaining high levels of liquidity and diversity of funding sources in both expected and stressed market conditions.
Liquidity Management (First Line of Defense) resides within the Company's Corporate Treasury function and is tasked with developing and implementing a liquidity and funding management strategy and managing liquidity in accordance with the Company's Board-approved risk appetite.
The Financial Risk Management (Second Line of Defense) function is responsible for independently assessing the effectiveness and adequacy of the Company's liquidity risk management processes in accordance with the Board-approved Liquidity Risk Policy.
These functions together with Internal Audit (Third Line of Defense), operate under a comprehensive liquidity risk management framework. This framework includes but is not limited to:
- Early Warning Indicators - to measure, monitor and anticipate potential liquidity risk that may be developing.
- Cash Flow Projections - to ensure adequate levels of liquidity and identify any potential mismatches that may arise from assets, liabilities, and contractual obligations.
- Liquidity Stress Testing - to ensure that the Company has sufficient liquidity and funding under a variety of adverse scenarios.
- High-QualityLiquid Assets and Highly Liquid Assets Monetization - to demonstrate the capability to monetize a sample of HQLA and HLA buffers to meet operational requirements.
- Contingency Funding Plans - to identify and document a range of events, their severity, available sources of funding, as well as the responsible crisis management team that would execute on the plan.
- Regulatory Compliance - to adhere to regulations like Regulation LL - Enhanced Prudential Standards and Regulation WW - Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Reporting, among other applicable laws and regulations.
The Company's Liquidity Risk Management Framework and execution is driven by a Global Risk Committee, which is comprised of senior executives from each major business and control function. Senior management takes an active role in the liquidity risk management process.
IV. LCR Quantitative Disclosure
In the following table, the figures reported in the "Average Weighted Amount" column reflect the prescribed, industry-wide assumptions and haircuts defined by the LCR rule to determine a
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HIGH-QUALITY LIQUID ASSETS (HQLA) |
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Total eligible HQLA of which:[1] |
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55,824 |
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53,815 |
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Eligible level 1 liquid assets |
42,435 |
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42,435 |
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Eligible level 2A liquid assets |
13,389 |
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11,381 |
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Eligible level 2B liquid assets |
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CASH OUTFLOW AMOUNTS |
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Deposit outflow from retail customers and counterparties, of which: |
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276,516 |
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62,396 |
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Stable retail deposit outflow |
7,101 |
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213 |
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Other retail funding |
65,870 |
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25,708 |
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Brokered deposit outflow |
203,545 |
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36,475 |
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Unsecured wholesale funding outflow, of which: |
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59,994 |
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25,558 |
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Operational deposit outflow |
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Non-operational funding outflow |
59,994 |
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25,558 |
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Unsecured debt outflow |
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Secured wholesale funding and asset exchange outflow |
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8,942 |
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5,780 |
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Additional outflow requirements, of which: |
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3,071 |
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515 |
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Outflow related to derivative exposures and other collateral requirements |
267 |
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267 |
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Outflow related to credit and liquidity facilities including unconsolidated |
2,804 |
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structured transactions |
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Other contractual funding obligation outflow |
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2,643 |
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2,643 |
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Other contingent funding obligations outflow |
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TOTAL CASH OUTFLOW |
351,166 |
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96,894 |
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Secured lending and asset exchange cash inflow |
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33,785 |
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17,884 |
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Retail cash inflow |
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128 |
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64 |
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Unsecured wholesale cash inflow |
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12,712 |
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12,712 |
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Other cash inflows, of which: |
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21,147 |
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21,147 |
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Net derivative cash inflow |
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Securities cash inflow |
267 |
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267 |
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Broker-dealer segregated account inflow |
20,866 |
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TOTAL CASH INFLOW |
67,772 |
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51,807 |
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HQLA AMOUNT |
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53,815 |
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TOTAL NET CASH OUTFLOW AMOUNT EXCLUDING THE MATURITY |
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45,086 |
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MISMATCH ADD-ON |
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MATURITY MISMATCH ADD-ON |
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TOTAL NET CASH OUTFLOW AMOUNT |
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45,086 |
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LIQUIDITY COVERAGE RATIO (%) |
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119.78% |
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- Excludes non-transferable liquidity at subsidiaries
- The amounts reported in this column may not equal the calculation of those amounts using component amounts reported in rows 1-28 due to technical factors such as the application of the level 2 liquid asset caps and the total inflow cap.
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- Components and Drivers of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio
- The Composition of Eligible HQLA
As shown in the below chart, approximately 79% of the Company's total eligible consolidated HQLA was concentrated in Level 1 HQLA and approximately 21% of eligible consolidated HQLA was Level 2A, on an average weighted basis, in the second quarter of 2024. The Company also has Level 2A in excess of 40% of the total eligible HQLA amount that are excluded by the rule from eligible HQLA. In addition, HQLA that are held at the Company's bank subsidiaries in excess of the subsidiaries' total net cash outflows, that are not transferable to non-bank affiliates, are also excluded by rule from the Company's eligible HQLA.
Quarter Ended June |
Average Weighted |
30, 2024 |
Amount (In Millions) |
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Level 1 |
Cash on deposit at Federal Reserve Banks, |
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Total HQLA |
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42,435
11,381
53,815
- Net Cash Outflows
The Company's cash outflow amounts for the quarter were predominantly driven by two categories: first, deposit outflows from retail customers and counterparties, primarily from affiliated brokered sweep deposit outflow; and second, from non-operational funding outflow, which represents deposit outflows associated with counterparties, that due to deposit size, are categorized under the LCR rule as wholesale counterparties. These two categories accounted for 91% of weighted cash outflows.
Offsetting a portion of cash outflows are cash inflows, which were predominantly driven by three categories: first, secured lending and asset exchange cash inflow, which is concentrated in Schwab's broker-dealer business representing customer margin loan repayments; second, broker-dealer segregated account inflow, which is the fair value of the broker-dealer's actual segregated assets held under the customer protection rule (SEC Rule 15c3-3) as of the calculation date, less the fair value of the required balance of the customer reserve account in a period of prescribed stress; and third, unsecured wholesale cash inflow which represents short term investments of broker-dealer working capital. Together these categories accounted for substantially all of the calculated cash inflows.
- Funding Sources
Schwab has a comprehensive liquidity risk management program in place to ensure funding is available to meet obligations to clients and other ongoing commitments. Schwab's primary source of funds is cash generated by client activity which includes bank deposits and cash balances in client brokerage accounts. Other sources of funds include maturities and sales of investment securities, repayments on loans, securities lending of assets held in client brokerage accounts, and
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- Derivative Exposures and Potential Collateral Calls
Schwab uses cleared interest rate swaps primarily to manage interest rate risk exposures that arise from business activities. The Company's net derivative outflows consist of variation margin, initial margin and historical potential derivative valuation changes as specified by the LCR rule. The Company's derivative exposure did not constitute a material portion of net cash outflows in the second quarter of 2024.
- Currency Mismatch in the Liquidity Coverage Ratio
Schwab does not have material exposure to a currency mismatch.
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