US Bank Major Regulator Risk Evaluation Programs: CAMELS, CCAR and CLAR
Speaker: Robert Geary
Speaker Designation: Founder, Greenwich Risk Management Advisory Services
Speaker: Robert Geary
Speaker Designation: Founder, Greenwich Risk Management Advisory Services
US bank regulators have continued to enhance their oversight of the major areas of risks present in a bank. The major risk evaluation and rating programs that have been introduced are: CAMELS, CCAR and CLAR. This presentation provides for a thorough review and understanding of these programs.
CAMELS is one of the most significant evaluation methodologies for banks employed by US regulators, namely the Federal Reserve Bank, Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. CAMELS is the titling of the rating system employed by these regulators with the titling standing for each of the components contained in the evaluation methodology. Specifically, a bank’s condition is evaluated and rated with respect to: Capital Adequacy, Asset Quality, Management Quality, Earnings, Liquidity and Sensitivity to Market Risk. The evaluation conducted by this program is intense and quite detailed and, based on a bank’s CAMELS evaluation, a bank is given a rating for each individual CAMELS component as well as an overall composite rating. It is imperative that a bank understand the CAMELS evaluation process, how the evaluation of each component is formulated, how ratings are established and the impact of a rating on a bank’s present and planned business initiatives.
The understanding of CAMELS must exist with executive management, senior business management as well as with all staff responsibility for managing the elements of each CAMELS component.
This presentation addresses:
Commensurate with the CAMELS evaluation, the FRB conducts two related evaluations:
Both these evaluations not only test a bank’s current capital adequacy and liquidity adequacy, they also address a bank’s management policies, procedures and practices that ensure a bank’s ongoing management ability to maintain appropriate capital and liquidity standards.
Attend the webinar to gain an in depth understanding of the CAMELS methodology and evaluation process in order to prepare for an evaluation and address any deficiencies that may exist before a CAMELS evaluation is conducted.
During the webinar you’ll gain an in depth understanding of the FRB’s approach to its CCAR and CLAR evaluation considerations, processes and ratings as well as preparing for evaluations.
The US bank business environment has experienced a variety of issues and problems over the years and US regulators are diligent in ensuring that a bank meets a required standard in key operating areas of a bank which, if are not met or if are considered substandard, may affect the ongoing viability of the bank. The US regulators continue to engage in improving their assessment methodologies and monitoring processes, thereby increasing the required level of bank management attention to the subject areas being evaluated.
Management responsibility to the subject areas of the CAMELs evaluation exits with a bank’s:
However, the specific management of each subject area rests with the staff that is charged with the responsibility of meeting and maintaining the standards set by the regulators for each component of CAMELS as well as the components of the CLAR and CCAR regulatory evaluation programs.
This presentation dissects each of the CAMELS components in terms of the regulators’ evaluation methodology for each component to assess structural elements of each component and secondly, to assess the quality of management afforded each component. It continues to address the rating process of each component, the considerations underpinning each rating and lastly, it addresses the possible bank initiatives to be taken given a rating.
With respect to CAMELS, Areas Covered in the Session:
With respect to CCAR and CLAR, Areas Covered in the Session:
This webinar will provide valuable assistance to all those with a bank’s overall general management as well as those with specific management responsibility for the quality of the following areas of a bank: Capital, Assets, Liquidity, Market Risk, Earnings, Board oversight and executive management, Treasury management, Risk management, Compliance management. Auditors, regulators with bank evaluation responsibilities, and universities with banking curriculum in their degree programs would also benefit from the webinar.
This webinar is designed for:
* Business degrees
* Accounting degrees
* Risk Management degrees
Robert Geary is the founder of Greenwich Risk Management Advisory Services "LLC" and services as the principal consultant on many of the firm’s consultancy mandates.
Robert has been a banking and finance industry professional for 43 years with 34 years serving in a variety of senior Treasury, financial market, asset management and risk management roles at JP Morgan Chase & Co. For the last 6 years of his career with JP Morgan Chase, Robert had undertaken risk management oversight roles that have included Head of Market, Credit and Operational Risk Management for Chase Asset Management and being Managing Director of Fiduciary Risk Management for the Corporation. During Robert’s career he has served on the Board of Directors of Chase Manhattan Overseas Banking Corporation as well as having served on numerous senior committees. Prior to joining Chase, he held positions at Chemical Bank, Chrysler Financial Corporation and National Bank of North America.
Robert holds a BA degree in Economics from Pace University and did graduate studies in finance at New York University Graduate School of Business. He is a Past President of the New York Athletic Club and is currently a member of the Executive Advisory Board of St. John’s University Department of Accounting and Taxation.
