American Express
DFAST model changes would boost capital ratios
But category IV banks would suffer amid PPNR overhaul
Dollar dip erodes AmEx’s overseas hedges by $198m
FX swaps shielding foreign equity stumble as greenback retreats
AmEx derivatives book grows on interest rate swap surge
Receive-fixed swaps dominate hedging portfolio as clearing rate spikes
Op risk data: Two Sigma pays the price for model mess
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Fourteen US banks poised to benefit from curtailed market risk rule
Fed’s changes to Basel III endgame proposal would keep regional banks with limited trading activity exempt from costly FRTB requirements
US banks rejig AFS books in Q2
Some banks binge on US Treasuries while Goldman doubles down on RMBSs
American Express set to become category III bank
Payment card lender to be subject to stricter capital, liquidity and prudential requirements from next quarter
JP Morgan sails through DFAST with 200% AOCI reversal
Only major dealer to turn mark-to-market losses into gain in simulated recession
Op risk data: Japan’s giant bitcoin break-in makes a monster loss
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Record number of US banks turned to riskless assets in Q1
Western Alliance leads pack with doubling of exposures in 0% bucket
Seven banks under SEC scrutiny over interest rate risk disclosures
Regulator-issued letters aim at boosting transparency on EVE and NII sensitivity
US banks’ IRRBB transparency: one step forward, two steps back
A year on from the 2023 crisis, more lenders monitor EVE sensitivity, but full Basel-like disclosures remain the exception
AmEx expansion puts it on track for tougher prudential standards
Lender is within spitting distance of category III designation, which would attract stricter capital and liquidity requirements
PacWest leads banks on NII growth decline
Deutsche Bank bucks positive European trend while NatWest leads UK negative growth in Q3
Discover, Capital One credit card delinquencies surpass pre-pandemic levels
Seven credit card lenders see delinquency rates accelerate after slowing in Q2
US banks ditch IR futures as appetite for swaps booms
Notional for futures craters 19% in Q2, hitting lowest in at least seven years
Some US banks defy yield uncertainty to grow AFS securities
Treasuries remain preferred buy, but regionals also pile into munis, MBS in Q2
AOCI reinclusion would push 10 US banks below capital requirements
KeyCorp, Truist and UBS Americas the worst affected by removal of paper-loss waiver
Nine US banks could be caught by Fed’s revised market risk rule
Expansion of trading risk charges to banks above $100bn in assets would also affect firms with minimal trading activity
Pre-merger, PacWest reported record negative NII growth
Funding costs continue to outpace income growth at majority of US banks
Eight US banks slapped with higher capital buffers
US units of Deutsche and UBS hit with highest SCBs yet imposed by the Fed