Risk Quantum/PNC Bank
Mid-sized US banks set aside less for credit losses in Q4
Aggregate provision for credit losses at Truist, Capital One, PNC and US Bancorp more than doubled in 2020
BBVA capital buffer will swell to 600bp on sale of US unit
Spanish lender targets 11.5-12% CET1 ratio
Systemic US banks shifted assets to buy-to-hold pens in Q3
JP Morgan almost doubled its held-to-maturity portfolio last quarter
PNC to be king of US regional banks after BBVA tie-up
Merger unlikely to tip PNC into too-big-to-fail category
Level 3 assets fell at top US banks in Q2
Mark-to-model instruments disclosed by banks over $100 billion in size contracted 4%
US regional banks put $18bn aside for credit losses in Q1
Huntington, Citizens, Truist saw provisions increase over 400% on Q4 2019
Wells Fargo led top US banks on CMBS risk in 2019
Commercial mortgage-backed securitisations are struggling amid Covid-19 crisis
Systemic banks could free $156bn of capital after Fed plea
Banks asked to use management buffers to support economy in combating coronavirus
At US banks, CECL effects differ wildly
Truist bank sees reserves leap +150%; average increase is +50%
PNC eyes $50m windfall from regulatory easing
Capital relief could be used to plump shareholder distributions next year
Large banks set for capital boost through Fed’s AOCI opt-out
Unrealised losses on certain assets will not longer filter in CET1 capital for non-systemic lenders
Mid-sized US banks’ LCRs vary
Average ratio of 15 non-systemic lenders was 135% at end-June