Regional banks
US banks reshaped liquidity buffers in Q2
Truist, BofA and US Bancorp lead highly liquid assets pile-up
Rising costs prompt US borrowers to embrace compounded SOFR
Sophisticated firms with term SOFR loans increasingly willing to run basis risk to cut hedging costs
US banks offload FHLB advances after record glut in Q1
First Citizens leads shift, Regions bucks trend
AOCI reinclusion would push 10 US banks below capital requirements
KeyCorp, Truist and UBS Americas the worst affected by removal of paper-loss waiver
Time deposits climb higher at US regional banks
Comerica and Zions reported largest quarterly increase in Q2
Iosco criticism dents AFX’s plans for Ameribor derivatives
SOFR alternative continues to be widely used to price regional bank loans
DFAST mortgage loss rate doubles 2022 figure
At $6.9bn, JP Morgan would bear brunt of losses, according to Fed projections
Unrealised losses down but not out in latest DFAST
Bank of America would emerge from Fed’s scenario with $22 billion net AOCI gain
Risk managers warn of emerging geopolitical crisis in Asia
Risk Live: Rising political tension between China and Taiwan has bank risk management teams on high alert
US banks load up on time deposits amid liquidity concerns
Charles Schwab leads charge with fourfold increase
Taking stock: putting a price on US bank regulation post-SVB
Tougher requirements could “blow a hole” of 200+bp in regulatory capital ratios – and cripple equity returns
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
JP Morgan heading for highest ever share of US deposits
Acquisition of First Republic helps bolster bank’s status as nation’s biggest deposit-holder
Regional banks face soaring term SOFR spreads
Bid/offers hit 10bp as dealers price counterparty risk into non-cleared Libor transition trades
Three FHLBs increase loans by $150bn in Q1
Atlanta, Cincinnati and Dallas dominate first-quarter lending splurge despite accounting for just 37% of total assets
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
FSB to examine social media role in bank runs
Isda AGM: upcoming report will trace flow of deposits out of failing banks; BoE warns of hidden leverage
US commercial bank deposits see biggest drop in 50 years
Depositors pulled record $317bn in March; preliminary April figures suggest banking system still fragile
Western Alliance, PacWest put $9.8bn of loans up for sale
Embattled banks to dispose of 13% and 10% of respective loan books as strategic options talks continue
FHLB advances hit record $1trn as banks scramble for funding
Schwab, Truist and First Republic heaviest users of Federal facility in Q1
US MMFs’ holdings hit record as deposits flee banks
Funds run by JP Morgan, Fidelity and Goldman behind half of new investments in March
Metropolitan Commercial Bank crypto exit leads to higher funding costs
Withdrawals by exchanges and other clients deflates non-interest-bearing deposits
Fed’s discount window comes in from the cold
BTFP offers zero haircuts on collateral, but long-term usage is not recommended