Regulatory Capital Rule: Regulatory Capital and Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets | FDIC.gov

https://www.fdic.gov/news/financial-institution-letters/2026/regulatory-capital-rule-regulatory-capital-and-standardized
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Service Retail Banking 88% Investment Services 15%
Specialism Capital Adequacy 96% Prudential Standards 93%
2026-03-20 18:12:48 · ataylor@vixio.com
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Retail Banking (88%)

The update directly addresses regulatory capital requirements and risk-weighted asset calculations for FDIC-insured depository institutions, which are licensed banks subject to prudential supervision under retail banking regulation.

Investment Services (15%)

Low confidence — REQUIRES HUMAN REVIEW. This is purely prudential capital regulation for deposit-taking institutions; no investment services, asset management, or client-facing investment angle is present.

Specialism
Capital Adequacy (96%)

The update directly addresses revisions to risk-weighted asset calculations, regulatory capital definitions, and capital adequacy frameworks for U.S. banking institutions under standardized approaches.

Prudential Standards (93%)

Mandatory inheritance: Capital Adequacy is a child of Prudential Standards, so Prudential Standards must be raised as the secondary tag.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency jointly issue

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TITLE: United States Banking Regulators Propose Revisions to Regulatory Capital and Risk-weighted Assets Standards BODY: On March 19, 2026, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency jointly issued a proposal to revise the calculation of risk-weighted assets under the standardized approach and adjust the definition of regulatory capital for FDIC-insured financial institutions subject to risk-based capital requirements. The proposal aims to improve the regulatory capital framework by enhancing risk sensitivity while maintaining simplicity. Key modifications include introducing broader risk weights for residential mortgage exposures based on more granular risk factors, including loan-to-value ratios. The proposal also targets adjustments to methodologies for determining exposure amounts for counterparty credit risk, risk-weighted asset amounts for securitizations, and the recognition of benefits from certain synthetic risk transactions. Additionally, it revises the treatment of credit risk mitigants and mortgage servicing assets by removing the regulatory capital deduction requirement. Category III and Category IV banking organizations would be required to include most components of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) in regulatory capital, with a five-year transition period provided. The proposal also addresses inflation adjustments to certain dollar-based thresholds in the capital rule through a predetermined indexing methodology. The revisions would apply to all banking organizations, including those electing to use the community bank leverage ratio framework. The comment period closes on June 18, 2026. Responses should be submitted to regulatorycapital@fdic.gov. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is available on the FDIC website.
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