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Regulators Roll Back Bank Capital & Leverage Rules—What That Means for Lending Risk

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Executive Summary Regulators have rescinded longstanding limits on “leveraged lending”—bank loans made to highly indebted companies—by withdrawing the interagency guidance from 2013 on such transactions. Additionally, bank capital rules are being loosened: the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio (eSLR) will be relaxed for large banks and their depository subsidiaries beginning April 1, 2026, and the community …

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Regulators Lift Caps on Leveraged Lending — What It Means for Banks and Risk

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Executive Summary NYSE regulators FDIC and OCC have withdrawn the 2013 leveraged-lending guidance, ending formal caps (notably a 6× debt/EBITDA limit) and restrictive venture lending standards, citing competitive disadvantage and excessive rigidity in past years. These changes are already effective and accompany additional easing of capital rules (e.g., community bank leverage ratios), but criticism warns …

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