Mortgages
IRB risk-weights highest at smallest EU banks – ECB
Lenders with less than €30 billion in assets consistently report lower risk densities than bigger banks across all modelled portfolios
Fed hike behind $682m and $460m breaches at FICC
Clearing units for MBS and government securities hit by backtesting deficiencies on September 21
Climate risk managers debate role of client transition plans
Banks hope for guidance on whether to include changes in client behaviour in long-term scenarios
RBI, ING’s op risk charges inflated by AMA updates
RWAs rise a combined €4.8 billion at the two banks
As interest rates surge, bankers fret over last year’s models
IRRBB modellers trying to predict client behaviour have little relevant data to fall back on
Nordea marks down Danish mortgages by €29 million
House price declines mark ominous signal for other supercharged markets
BNY, State Street took $6.5bn fair-value hit to bonds in Q3
Eroding prices of RMBSs and govies keep widening unrealised losses
Some euro banks modelled lower mortgage risk in H1
Italian and Belgian lenders reported steepest drops in risk density despite recessionary threat
Raiffeisen to rejoin Euribor panel, reversing exodus
Austrian bank’s return as benchmark contributor could be “turning point” for interbank rate, says administrator
$899m margin breach at FICC’s mortgage unit
Three-day move in TBA prices on June 9 triggered second-highest backtesting deficiency to date
Why a US fund manager added $4.8bn of Libor swaptions in Q1
Columbia Threadneedle’s eyebrow-raising trades were part of an effort to clean up legacy hedges
Nationwide’s IRB charges up 89% on PRA’s parameter curbs
The building society’s strict focus on mortgages meant impact was all-sweeping
Can we take the “stress” out of stress testing? Applications of generalized structural equation modeling to consumer finance
This paper provides a practical introduction to the GSEM statistical framework in risk management, and it illustrates the game-changing potential of this methodology with two empirical applications.
Polish mortgage claims push RBI’s op risk up 43%
Following the latest increase, op risk makes up 11% of the bank’s total RWAs
Model clampdown costs NatWest 157bp of CET1 ratio
Measures to remedy internal model deficiencies added £14.8 billion RWAs overnight
Rabobank sees 5–10% RWA inflation from Basel III
Dutch mortgage floor and other model curbs set to accelerate reforms’ impact
RWA increase puts ABN’s core ratio closer to Basel III estimate
Higher RWAs shrink gap between actual and pro forma ratios
EU regulators warn Basel III deviations could last forever
CRR III allows European Commission to extend transitional rules for SA-CCR
Internal risk floors add $7.1bn to Westpac’s retail RWAs
Bank braces for tighter capital rules and roll-off of Covid measures
HSBC faces capital headwinds as regulatory changes kick in
Bank expects its CET1 capital ratio to fall 100–120bp through 2022, with regulation taking the heaviest toll
BoE floor could double capital charges on HSBC’s UK home loans
New rules could forcibly push up residential mortgage portfolio’s 5% risk density
The unintended consequences of ring-fencing
Rules aimed at protecting UK depositors may be putting too much froth into the credit market
Safety first: UK set to keep ring-fencing but may ease rules
There is also pressure to make changes to tackle banks’ overexposure to retail debt due to the rules
Loan losses: Banks’ estimates out of sync with Fed’s
Wells Fargo worst performer in latest DFAST exercise