Fed’s stricter G-Sib scoring punishes BofA, Goldman
Duo’s method 2 capital requirements will diverge further from those entailed by Basel’s methodology
The US Federal Reserve’s methodology for scoring global systemically important banks (G-Sibs) will push capital requirements for Bank of America and Goldman Sachs even further above Basel standards in 2026, likely intensifying calls to reform it.
Once designated as G-Sibs by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) under the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s methodology, US banks are subject to two scoring processes. The BCBS-prescribed method 1 benchmarks risk indicators against global totals
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