Risk Quantum/Federal Reserve
End of SLR relief weighs on JP Morgan
All eight US systemic banks saw their supplementary leverage ratio drop in Q2
Custody banks add $6.5 trillion assets
BNY Mellon extended its lead over State Street and JP Morgan in the second quarter
BofA grows securities book, but shuns US Treasuries
The bank adds $78.7bn in Q2, mostly in the held-to-maturity book
Seeking SCB relief, Goldman cuts equity investments
Plans for less capital-intensive balance sheet could shave 140bp off capital requirements
Citi’s SLR falls as Fed relief ends
Bank’s ratio sits 90bp above regulatory minimum as US Treasuries and excess reserves return to weigh on total exposures
Loan losses: Banks’ estimates out of sync with Fed’s
Wells Fargo worst performer in latest DFAST exercise
Morgan Stanley’s stress test estimate strays from Fed’s
Half of US systemic lenders lowball capital hits in DFAST 2021
At Citi, Goldman larger OTC swaps books drive up systemic risk scores
Increase in trading and available-for-sale securities bump systemic risk scores higher at BofA and JPM
Citi, Wells Fargo face higher stress capital buffer add-ons
Both G-Sibs are outliers, as Fed slaps on higher capital requirements following latest round of stress tests
Banks’ DFAST performances even out
Analysis shows a more nuanced distribution of post-stress results
Foreign banks perform better in 2021 Fed stress tests
Intermediate holding companies reported higher post-stress capital and leverage ratios than their US peers did
Fed stress test: JP Morgan would bear brunt of losses
Dealer’s giant loan portfolio hit the hardest among 23 participating banks