Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City releases fourth quarter 2024 Bank Capital Analysis showing U.S. G-SIB leverage ratios fell to 7.11 percent

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City published the fourth quarter 2024 results of its semiannual Bank Capital Analysis, a data-based benchmarking of bank capital strength that compares leverage ratios across U.S. global systemically important banks (G-SIBs), non-U.S. G-SIBs, and large, regional and community banking organizations. The update shows leverage metrics for U.S. G-SIBs declined year on year and remain below those of other U.S. bank groups. As of 31 December 2024, the weighted average Tier 1 leverage ratio for U.S. G-SIBs fell 13 basis points from a year earlier to 7.11 percent, after trending upward through year-end 2023. By comparison, leverage ratios stood at 9.62 percent for large banks, 10.08 percent for regional banks and 10.63 percent for community banks. The weighted average supplementary leverage ratio for G-SIBs, also referred to as the Basel III leverage ratio, decreased 10 basis points year on year to 5.98 percent.