Risk Quantum/Federal Reserve
Limited RWA gains support rethink on Fed output floor
Advanced approaches cut RWAs only marginally across US banks
Fed review of mortgage servicing risk-weight to help Western Alliance most
Bowman proposal to revisit 250% risk-weight could reshape $92 billion of RWAs
DFAST 2026 softens again, but SCB freeze blocks capital gains
Banks to miss out on any capital relief from gentler scenario
Regionals tap FHLB advances as Fed eases liquidity stance
Borrowing rose in the fourth quarter of last year, despite regulatory push on discount window
FICC-cleared MMF repos hit record share in December
Trades routed via clearing house hit $1.3trn, outpacing overall MMF repo expansion
US banks tread carefully after record stress buffer cuts
Lower SCBs take effect, but capital deployment remains restrained
Pinnacle-Synovus merger could create cat IV bank by year-end
$100bn threshold breach looms, but Fed’s Bowman plan could blunt impact
Bowman’s GDP-linked proposal would lift bank thresholds by 42%
Recalibration would push five banks out of category III and leave Synchrony and Flagstar below the large-bank line
JP Morgan attracts bigger add-on from Fed’s G-Sib scoring
Methodological divergence with Basel Committee results in double the surcharge