This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager. Dismiss

Moody’s proposes tougher capital, liquidity standards for US banks, provoking indignation

By Neil Roland ( June 17, 2025, 21:30 GMT | Comment) -- Stepping into a void left by President Donald Trump’s bank-friendly regulators, Moody’s Ratings has proposed a rating methodology for US banks that stiffens capital and liquidity requirements — and has stirred industry ire in the process. The little-noticed proposal for methodology revisions applicable to banks was issued in the wake of the Spring 2023 failures of Silicon Valley, Signature, First Republic and Credit Suisse banks.Stepping into a void left by President Donald Trump’s bank regulators, Moody’s Ratings has proposed a rating methodology for US banks that stiffens capital and liquidity requirements — and has stirred industry ire in the process....

Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today

MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term.


Know what others in the room don’t, with features including:

  • Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more
  • Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs
  • Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific
  • Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline

Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Related Sections