BNY Mellon Exceeds Fed Minimum Capital Level Under Stress Scenario
June 23 2016 - 5:00PM
Dow Jones News
By Sarah Krouse
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. has the capital to keep lending in
a severe economic downturn, the Federal Reserve calculated Thursday
in the first stage of its annual stress tests.
At the low point of a hypothetical recession, BNY Mellon's
common equity Tier 1 ratio, which is a measure of high-quality
capital as a share of risk-weighted assets, was 10.5%, exceeding
the 4.5% level the Fed views as a minimum, the central bank
estimated.
BNY Mellon's Tier 1 leverage ratio, which measures high-quality
capital as a share of all assets, was 5.5%, exceeding a 4%
minimum.
The stress tests simulate a world-wide recession. The results
were under the Fed's "severely adverse" scenario of financial
stress, which this year includes a 10% U.S. unemployment rate,
significant losses in corporate and commercial real estate lending
portfolios, and negative rates on short-term U.S. Treasury
securities.
The results will factor into the Fed's decision next week about
whether to approve the bank's plan for rewarding shareholders with
dividends or potential share buybacks. Banks whose capital ratios
dropped close to minimum levels may choose to scale back their
dividend or buyback plans before the Fed announces its final
decision Wednesday. That day the banks can choose to announce
whether they are raising their dividends or buying back more
shares, important for enhancing shareholder returns.
Bank of New York Mellon, like rival State Street Corp., works on
custodial services for Wall Street as well as investment
management.
Write to Sarah Krouse at sarah.krouse@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 23, 2016 16:45 ET (20:45 GMT)
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