{"id":157571,"date":"2025-05-20T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=157571"},"modified":"2025-05-19T17:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T14:02:10","slug":"u-s-set-to-loosen-bank-capital-rules-amid-growing-regulatory-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/u-s-set-to-loosen-bank-capital-rules-amid-growing-regulatory-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Set to Loosen Bank Capital Rules Amid Growing Regulatory Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

According<\/a><\/strong> to insiders cited by the Financial Times, the administration is expected to revise the supplementary leverage ratio (SLR), a key element of the Basel III framework designed to limit excessive risk-taking following the 2008 financial crisis.<\/p>\n

The current SLR rules, introduced in 2014, require systemically important banks in the U.S. to maintain leverage ratios significantly above the international Basel III minimum of 3%, with thresholds reaching 5% or more at the holding company level. The potential adjustment would bring U.S. standards closer to those used in other advanced economies, where ratios typically range from 3% to 4.25%.<\/p>\n

Supporters of the rollback argue that current requirements unfairly penalize banks for holding low-risk assets like U.S. Treasuries, limiting their ability to step in during times of market stress. Greg Baer, head of the Bank Policy Institute, says the time to act is now \u2014 before the next crisis forces reactive changes.<\/p>\n