US banks show little risk shift after eSLR relief

- By Lea Mok
- 20 Jul 2026

Large US banks expanded exposures across most risk-weight categories in Q1 2026, but showed little evidence of a broad shift towards low-risk assets after most opted to adopt the revised enhanced supplementary leverage ratio (eSLR) early.

Seven of the eight US global systemically important banks (G-Sibs) previously indicated they would opt in to the revised eSLR framework in Q1 2026, ahead of the

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