Wells Fargo
Latest FDIC special assessment tougher than 2009 version
Most US banks face higher toll under new methodology
US FCMs wrap up 2023 with required customer funds toeing record high
Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas marked new peaks in December
Soured CRE loans pile up at BofA, Wells Fargo and PNC
Proportion of non-performing loans surges past the pandemic’s worst stretches
Citi, JP Morgan bail-in buffers ebb above minimums
Duo’s long-term debt headroom closest to regulatory requirements among top US banks
US dealers’ leverage adequacy hits two-year high on repo compression
Lower repo exposures freed up capacity for derivatives and off-balance sheet items in third quarter
CRE books at Goldman, Morgan Stanley most laden with provisions
Duo increased allowance coverage fastest among top US banks since September 2022
Fed methodology adds as much as 2% to US G-Sib surcharges
Morgan Stanley’s binding add-on is three times as high as under Basel framework
HSBC leads global uptick in OTC derivatives clearing
Systemic banks cleared record €250 trillion in notionals in 2022
Citi propels G-Sibs’ OTC derivatives notionals to nine-year high
Bank leapfrogged Goldman as fourth-largest derivatives dealer after 20% jump over 2022
UBS, three Chinese banks face higher capital surcharges
Credit Suisse and UniCredit dropped from G-Sib list in latest systemic risk assessment
At US banks, paper losses on HTM securities hit new high
Bank of America leads way as mortgage-backed securities drive aggregate rise in Q3
US life insurers piled into index options in Q2
Counterparty Radar: Lincoln Financial, Global Atlantic lead expansion; Goldman claims top dealer spot
Morgan Stanley grows overnight and open repos as rivals retreat
Dealer adds $30 billion on its book while peers shift to longer tenors
BlackRock, Pimco slash mutual fund swaptions books
Counterparty Radar: US retail funds retreat from trade as Morgan Stanley becomes top dealer in Q2
PacWest leads banks on NII growth decline
Deutsche Bank bucks positive European trend while NatWest leads UK negative growth in Q3
Quantum computing: a problem for another generation?
Some banks have soured on quantum exploration. Others are playing a game of wait and see.
BofA’s VAR reels back to pre-pandemic level
Dealer leads large US banks on curtailing market risk
US life insurers’ interest rate swaps usage surged in Q2
Counterparty Radar: John Hancock, Principal Financial expanded books by more than half
Non-performing CRE loans surge 61% at three US banks
NPL ratio for commercial real estate up to 2.3% across trio, highest since at least 2019
Five US banks add $7bn in unrealised losses in Q3
Deductions at JP Morgan and Wells Fargo surge by more than $2 billion each
PE funds exit boots Wells Fargo’s capital ratio
Two billion dollars of investment sales in Q3 added 14bp to CET1
US banks ditch IR futures as appetite for swaps booms
Notional for futures craters 19% in Q2, hitting lowest in at least seven years
Riskless assets hit three-year low at top US banks
JP Morgan drives shift, shedding more than $65 billion in risk-free exposures
Wells Fargo has thinnest TLAC headroom globally
Bail-in funds sat 8% above required amount at end-June, smallest gap among the 25 banks subject to the standard