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US banks’ TLAC buffers swell after SLR reform

Early adoption lowers TLAC and debt constraints as five banks move off leverage-based LTD requirement

Four top US banks increased their headroom above total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) requirements in the first quarter, even as their binding ratios declined, after most opted for early adoption of supplementary leverage ratio (SLR) reforms from January 1.

Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan, both of which remained bound by leverage-based requirements, recorded the largest increases in headroom. Goldman

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