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BoE's FPC and UK PRA Propose to Modernise the Bank Capital Framework
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Fusion42 · 21 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee and Prudential Regulation Authority have proposed reforms to simplify the UK bank capital framework, including making systemic buffers releasable in stress, removing the countercyclical leverage buffer, and reducing minimum leverage ratio requirements from 3.25% to 3%. The changes aim to maintain financial resilience while addressing unintended consequences and improving buffer usability.
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If you're building lending, treasury, or payments infrastructure for UK banks, the cost of capital just dropped and buffers became flexible in a crisis. Banks can now deploy more capital to lend or invest rather than hoard it—call your buyer to ask how they'll deploy the freed-up room.
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