2023 banking crisis
Credit Suisse CDSs offer no reprieve for AT1 losses
Legal experts pore over credit definitions after AT1 writedown
First Citizens closer to tighter rules after SVB deal
With assets more than doubling to $219bn, acquisitive bank flirts with category III designation
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
Before collapse, Credit Suisse projected lowest cash outflows since 2018
Customers were expected to withdraw just $91bn in a 30-day stress period despite heavy outflows going into 2023
Bank ALM crisis leaves FX hedgers with steeper roll costs
Spreads on EUR/USD forwards jumped more than fourfold in past two weeks
SVB wouldn’t happen in Europe, says Deutsche CIB head
Campelli also thinks Credit Suisse’s bailed-in AT1 bonds acted as originally intended
Credit Suisse’s funding disclosures raise questions
The bank reported $141 billion of “other exposures” in NSFR at the end of 2022
CaixaBank, UniCredit most exposed to rate increases in Europe
Banks report largest hits in IRRBB tests, but remain clear of fail threshold
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
How Finma milked Credit Suisse’s CoCos in UBS deal
Unusual clause in Swiss AT1 bonds allowed them to be written off; could others follow suit?
UBS takeover of Credit Suisse to trigger higher G-Sib surcharge
At 14.2%, UBS’s CET1 capital ratio is more than sufficient to absorb the deal
First Republic had just $11bn eligible for Fed’s new facility
The bank held nearly $20bn of municipal bonds, representing over 60% of its securities portfolio
EU banks need ‘billions’ in hedges to pass new NII test
Declines in net interest income can be hedged, but the markets may struggle to handle the demand
US regional banks hold smaller proportion of high quality assets
Share of Level 1 assets at Capital One, Truist, US Bancorp lowest across US banks subject to LCR
Missing Basel metric could have revealed SVB risks
US regulators did not implement economic value of equity test that SVB failed badly in 2021
At US banks, less than 50% of liquid assets classified as AFS
Goldman Sachs reported smallest proportion relative to HQLAs across US banks subject to LCR
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
Ahead of collapse, SVB’s interest expense climbed 1,700%
Lending income failed to keep pace with higher deposit costs as Fed reshaped rates environment