Internal Models, Subordinated Debt, and Regulatory Capital Requirements for Bank Credit Risk

Author/Editor:

Paul H. Kupiec

Publication Date:

September 1, 2002

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

Shortcomings make credit VaR estimates an unsuitable basis for setting bank regulatory capital requirements. If, alternatively, banks are required to issue subordinated debt that has a minimum market value and maximum acceptable probability of default, banks must set their equity capital in a manner that limits both the probability of bank default and the expected loss on insured deposits, largely removing any safety net-related funding cost subsidy and the moral hazard incentives it creates. Required equity capital can be estimated using a modified credit-VaR framework, and supervisors can use external credit ratings to indirectly verify the accuracy of bank internal model estimates.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2002/157

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

September 1, 2002

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451857504/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA1572002

Pages:

30

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