Citizens Financial Group
In DFAST, banks clear 4.5% minimum but breach all-in buffers
Forty-three percent of participants would have seen capital plans rejected under pre-2020 CCAR regime, up from 30% last year
US Bancorp, Citizens head for tighter ‘tailored’ standards
Banks on track for stricter capital and liquidity rules, while tiered US standards come under scrutiny
Systemic risk scores climb at largest US regionals
Funding indicators inflate systemic footprint of Capital One, KeyCorp, US Bancorp and Truist in Q1
US banks load up on time deposits amid liquidity concerns
Charles Schwab leads charge with fourfold increase
US arms of Credit Suisse, SMBC stumble on VAR
Breaches of trading forecasts in Q1 result in higher value-at-risk multipliers for the duo
First Citizens leads regional bank rush for riskless assets
Share of 0% risk-weighted assets increases at small banks for first time in seven quarters
At US banks, share of HTM securities ticks up in Q1
Despite liquidity squeeze, regional banks increased proportion to a six-year high
US regionals remain laggards on EVE measure
Majority of lenders in Q1 did not report key metric that could have detected SVB’s risks
Synchrony and Discover lead US banks on rising net charge-offs
Executives expect trend to continue as credit normalisation proceeds apace
US banks report negative NII growth amid rising rates
Goldman, KeyCorp and Charles Schwab worst hit in Q1 as funding costs sap income growth
Kneejerk regulatory reaction to SVB risks lending squeeze
Risk manager at regional bank says any Dodd-Frank 2.0 would be ‘fighting the last war’
As rates rose, KeyBank unwound 94% of pay-fixed swaps
Sale of AFS hedges left book exposed throughout late 2022, much as at ill-fated SVB
For 11 US regionals, capital adequacy hinges on AOCI waiver
A repeal of the 2019 provision would hit KeyCorp and Charles Schwab the most
Five regional banks predict lower income from higher rates
IRRBB simulations show lending revenue shrinking as Fed policy gets tighter
US banks vulnerable to losses if HTM securities need to be sold
Overall mark-to-market value $300bn lower than amortised cost across 30 banks
HTM securities hit $2.5trn at US banks in 2022
BofA, First Foundation and Wells Fargo reported largest share of HTM to total securities behind SVB
At regional US banks, BTFP-eligible securities top $300bn
Assets classified as held-to-maturity made up less than 19% of aggregate securities portfolios in 2022
Like SVB, five other US lenders saw negative NII growth in 2022
Ally, Customers, First Foundation, Morgan Stanley and PacWest were pressured by rising rates
Fed ‘tailoring’ led to larger, less capitalised regional US banks
Lenders freed from toughest requirements in 2018 grew balance sheets but saw capital ratios slip