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Capital Requirements

Prioritizing Safety in Bank Capital Requirements

ABA Position

Ensuring that the banking sector has adequate levels of high-quality capital is key to the safety and soundness of the banking system and economy as a whole. Fortunately, the U.S. banking industry is exceedingly well capitalized, as regulators have stated and stress tests have demonstrated.

 

ABA shares the goal of a safe, sound and resilient banking system, but any proposed capital standards must adequately consider the negative repercussions from forcing banks to hold more capital than is needed to maintain safety and soundness. Regulation, including capital requirements, should be tailored to a bank’s risk and business model, and asking banks to hold more capital than necessary carries real costs for everyday Americans.
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Clip: Bipartisan Policy Center panel

ABA Senior Vice President Hugh Carney spoke at a panel discussion on bank capital standards, following remarks by Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr on the Basel III endgame proposal.

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