Articles by Joshua Walker
Fed review of mortgage servicing risk-weight to help Western Alliance most
Bowman proposal to revisit 250% risk-weight could reshape $92 billion of RWAs
Treasury repo clearing mandate would free up $207bn leverage exposures for G-Sibs
OFR estimates repo clearing share would jump from 45% to 77% under SEC rules
Korean banks pivot to CDs as core deposit growth stalls
Marketable funding jumps 38% in Q4, reaching a four-year high
Year of the minnow: small FCMs grew rapidly in 2025
Coinbase, Hidden Road, GH Financials lead surge
HSBC leads F&O funds surge in turbulent January
US FCM adds $2.1bn in customer funds in two weeks
Itaú Unibanco capital ratio slides ahead of Brazil tax shift
Capital distributions drag CET1 lower as higher RWAs also bite
CaixaBank lifts structural deposit hedges to two-year high
Receiver swap notional climbs to €68bn as bank guards NII
DFAST 2026 softens again, but SCB freeze blocks capital gains
Banks to miss out on any capital relief from gentler scenario
Huntington’s CRE loans spike 42% after Veritex acquisition
Criticised loans hit five-year high following $1.3bn portfolio expansion
Regionals tap FHLB advances as Fed eases liquidity stance
Borrowing rose in the fourth quarter of last year, despite regulatory push on discount window
FICC-cleared MMF repos hit record share in December
Trades routed via clearing house hit $1.3trn, outpacing overall MMF repo expansion
Norinchukin most exposed to rate rises on EVE among Japanese banks
Parallel upward shock would reduce bank’s EVE by almost 30% of Tier 1 capital