Banking sector regulatory capital - 2020 Q2

This quarterly statistical release shows levels of capital and risk-weighted assets for the UK banking sector. It includes breakdowns of the movements in different tiers of capital and risk exposure types, and overall capital ratios.
Published on 09 October 2020

Key points

  • The common equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio for the UK banking sector increased by 0.7 percentage points on the
    quarter to 15.7%.
  • The level of CET1 capital increased by 3.4% on the quarter from £453bn to £468bn in Q2 2020.
  • There was a 1.1% decrease in total risk-weighted assets on the quarter, from £3,009bn to £2,975bn.

Next release date: 18 December 2020