Regulators Lift Caps on Leveraged Lending — What It Means for Banks and Risk
Executive Summary NYSE regulators FDIC and OCC have withdrawn the 2013 leveraged-lending guidance, ending formal caps (notably a 6× debt/EBITDA limit) and restrictive venture lending standards, citing competitive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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