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Bank Holding Company Capital Ratios and Shareholder Payouts, Volume 4, Issue 9

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Bank Holding Company Capital Ratios and Shareholder Payouts, Volume 4, Issue 9

DATE: September 1998

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ABSTRACT: Last year's sharp drop in the capital ratios of bank holding companies could cast doubt on the companies' future capital strength, especially if credit quality eroded significantly or if profitability weakened. However, an analysis linking the drop in ratios to bank efforts to increase shareholder payouts in a period of strong profitability suggests that these concerns are premature.

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Research and Statistics Group. "Bank Holding Company Capital Ratios and Shareholder Payouts, Volume 4, Issue 9," Current Issues in Economics and Finance (September 1998). https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/6879/item/627894, accessed on March 28, 2023.

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