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Capital Instrument

An instrument that constitutes a component of equity capital (core capital) including ordinary equity (ordinary shares, common stock), both voting...

CT-1 Capital

It stands for core tier-1 capital; a bank's or financial institution's capital that is made up of its equity capital...

Core Tier-1 Capital

A bank's or financial institution's capital that is made up of its equity capital and disclosed reserves. It constitutes an...

Capital Ratio

A ratio relating a bank's capital to its risk-weighted assets (RWAs). The main forms of this ratio include tier-1 capital...

PCA

It stands for prompt corrective action; a set of mandatory actions that regulators have to take in response to a...

Prompt Corrective Action

A set of mandatory actions that regulators have to take in response to a depository institution's critical undercapitalization. This happens...