The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency adopted the much anticipated new capital rules implementing Basel III. The new rules will become effective for community banks on January 1, 2015, with many provisions of the new rules phasing-in over a four-year period. This series will discuss the following:
- Part I. Overview | Entities Affected By The New Capital Rules (July 31, 2013)
- Part II. Changes To The Minimum Capital Requirements (August 13, 2013)
- Part III. Revised Regulatory Capital Calculation
- Part IV. Changes To The Risk-Weighting Of Assets
- Part V. The Impact Of The Capital Conservation Buffer
Steps You Can Take To Prepare For The Revised Regulatory Capital Calculation
- Implement a review of your current regulatory capital to determine whether it is adequate under the new rules
- Review your current assets and holdings to determine whether they will need to be deducted from regulatory capital