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Code · CFR · Title 12 — Banks and Banking · Part 628 — Capital Adequacy of System Institutions · § 628.10

§ 628.10. Minimum capital requirements.

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(a)Computation of regulatory capital ratios. A System institution's regulatory capital ratios are determined on the basis of the financial statements of the institution prepared in accordance with GAAP using average daily balances for the most recent 3 months.
(b)Minimum capital requirements. A System institution must maintain the following minimum capital ratios:
(1)A common equity tier 1
(CET1)capital ratio of 4.5 percent.
(2)A tier 1 capital ratio of 6 percent.
(3)A total capital ratio of 8 percent.
(4)A tier 1 leverage ratio of 4 percent, of which at least 1.5 percent must be composed of URE and URE equivalents.
(5)[Reserved]
(6)A permanent capital ratio of 7 percent.
(c)Capital ratio calculations. A System institution's regulatory capital ratios are as follows:
(1)CET1 capital ratio. A System institution's CET1 capital ratio is the ratio of the System institution's CET1 capital to total risk-weighted assets;
(2)Tier 1 capital ratio. A System institution's tier 1 capital ratio is the ratio of the System institution's tier 1 capital to total risk-weighted assets;
(3)Total capital ratio. A System institution's total capital ratio is the ratio of the System institution's total (tier 1 and tier 2) capital to total risk-weighted assets; and
(4)Tier 1 leverage ratio.
(i)A System institution's leverage ratio is the ratio of the institution's tier 1 capital to the institution's average total consolidated assets as reported on the institution's Call Report net of deductions and adjustments from tier 1 capital under §§ 628.22(a), (b), and
(c)and 628.23.
(ii)To calculate the measure of URE and URE equivalents described in paragraph (b)(4) of this section, a System institution must adjust URE and URE equivalents to reflect all the deductions and adjustments required under § 628.22(a), (b), and (c), and must use the denominator of the tier 1 leverage ratio.
(5)Permanent capital ratio. A System institution's permanent capital ratio is the ratio of the institution's permanent capital to its total risk-adjusted asset base as reported on the institution's Call Report, calculated in accordance with the regulations in part 615, subpart H, of this chapter.
(d)[Reserved]
(e)Capital adequacy.
(1)Notwithstanding the minimum requirements in this part, a System institution must maintain capital commensurate with the level and nature of all risks to which the System institution is exposed. FCA may evaluate a System institution's capital adequacy and require the institution to maintain higher minimum regulatory capital ratios using the factors listed in § 615.5350 of this chapter.
(2)A System institution must have a process for assessing its overall capital adequacy in relation to its risk profile and a comprehensive strategy for maintaining an appropriate level of capital under § 615.5200 of this chapter. [81 FR 49779, July 28, 2016, as amended at 86 FR 54358, Oct. 1, 2021]
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