Risk Quantum/Bank of America
Crédit Agricole headed for 1.5% G-Sib surcharge in 2026
French bank’s surging G-Sib score puts it past Deutsche in latest systemic risk assessment
JPM, PNC bolster available-for-sale portfolios in Q3
Four major US banks add $119bn to AFS holdings
As Fed eyes rule change, over 50% of US banks’ securities held as HTM
PNC, BofA and Schwab report highest share among banks subject to LCR amid move to limit their role in liquidity buffers
Required swaps margin surged at three US FCMs in volatile August
Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and BofA hoovered up $5.5bn in client margin over first half of last month
Cashflow volatility lowest in four years at big US banks
Maturity mismatch add-ons ease up, but BNY Mellon, Goldman, Morgan Stanley and State Street buck trend in Q2
Credit options notional for top US dealers soars 45.3%
Investor demand for puts and calls drives balances near Q1 2022 record
US banks rejig AFS books in Q2
Some banks binge on US Treasuries while Goldman doubles down on RMBSs
US G-Sibs’ SLR exposures top record for second consecutive quarter
Aggregate leverage exposures up $455 billion in H1
Barclays overtakes BofA on client margin for swaps
July figures make FCM fifth-largest by total margin in the US
US banks endure climb in charge-off rates
Write-offs spread from consumer and CRE portfolios to other corporate lending
BofA’s collateralised mortgage obligation holdings surge 263%
Second-quarter purchase in line with trend among top US dealers of expanding AFS books beyond Treasuries
JP Morgan and BofA’s credit loss provisions highest since Covid outbreak
Quarterly set-asides eat into 13% and 11% of banks’ NIIs in Q2