Eight of 10 U.S. "advanced approaches" banks reported improved common equity Tier 1 capital ratios as of June 30. The median CET1 ratio for the group was 11.93%, up from 11.92% in the linked quarter and 11.74% a year earlier.

Citigroup Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. were the only two banks reporting year-over-year declines in CET1 ratios, with dips of 25 basis points and 1 basis point, respectively. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and State Street Corp. reported lower ratios.
U.S. Bancorp reported the highest quarter-over-quarter growth in its CET1 ratio with a rise of 20 basis points. However, it remained the only bank with a single-digit ratio — 9.50% — as of June 30.

Despite seeing the largest drop in its CET1 ratio during the quarter, Morgan Stanley reported the highest ratio, at 16.35% as of June 30, along with the highest surplus above its minimum effective CET1 capital ratio.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. were the only banks that reported lower CET1 ratios under the advanced approaches framework compared to the standardized approach.



