Risk-Based Capital

Risk-Based Capital PDF

Author: Orice M. Williams

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009-05

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 1437911285

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Basel II, the new risk-based capital framework based on an international accord, is being adopted by individual countries. It includes standardized and advanced approaches to estimating capital requirements. In the U.S., bank regulators have finalized an advanced approach rule that will be required for some of the largest, most internationally active banks and proposed an optional standardized approach rule for non-core banks that will also have the option to remain on existing capital rules. This report examines: (1) the markets in which banks compete; (2) how new capital rules address U.S. banks' competitive concerns; and (3) actions regulators are taking to address competitive and other potential negative effects during implementation. Illus.

The Role of Bank Capital in Bank Holding Companies’ Decisions

The Role of Bank Capital in Bank Holding Companies’ Decisions PDF

Author: Mr.Adolfo Barajas

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2015-03-16

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 1498372236

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This paper examines the role of bank capital in decision-making by bank holding companies (BHCs) in the United States. Following Chami and Cosimano’s (2001) call option approach to bank capital, BHCs optimally choose the amount of capital to insure the bank against becoming capital constrained in the future. We provide empirical support for this model, and find that a higher optimal level of capital leads to higher loan rates. Furthermore, higher loan rates result in lower amounts of lending. Thus, an increase in capital requirements is likely to lead to higher loan rates and a significant reduction in lending.