The OCC has issued a final rule that
revises and replaces its capital rules. The rule: revises
risk-based and leverage capital requirements consistent with
agreements reached by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
(BCBS) in Basel III - A Global Regulatory Framework for More
Resilient Banks and Banking Systems; revises and harmonizes rules
for calculating risk-weighted assets to enhance risk sensitivity
and address weaknesses identified in recent years; and revises the
advanced approaches risk-based capital rules consistent with Basel
III and other changes to the BCBS's capital standards.
US Code:
12 USC 1 et seq. Name of Law: The National Bank Act
US Code:
12 USC 3901-3909 Name of Law: International Lending Supervision
Act
US Code: 12
USC 1464 Name of Law: Homeowners' Loan Act
Henry Barkhausen 202 649-7191
henry.barkhausen@occ.treas.gov
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