CAMELS rating system

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The CAMELS rating system is a supervisory framework used by U.S. banking regulators to evaluate the overall health and risk profile of banks across key dimensions such as capital adequacy, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity, and sensitivity to market risk.

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instanceOf bank supervisory rating system ⓘ
regulatory assessment framework ⓘ
appliedBy bank examiners ⓘ
appliesTo commercial banks ⓘ
credit unions ⓘ
savings institutions ⓘ
bestRating 1 ⓘ
component Asset quality ⓘ
Capital adequacy ⓘ
Earnings ⓘ
Liquidity ⓘ
Management ⓘ
Sensitivity to market risk ⓘ
confidentiality non-public ⓘ
countryOfUse United States ⓘ
expandedComponent Sensitivity to market risk ⓘ
expandedToCAMELS 1990s ⓘ
focusesOn financial condition of banks ⓘ
risk management practices ⓘ
safety and soundness of banks ⓘ
fullName Capital adequacy, Asset quality, Management, Earnings, Liquidity, and Sensitivity to market risk rating system ⓘ
influences deposit insurance assessment considerations ⓘ
regulatory enforcement actions ⓘ
introducedIn 1970s ⓘ
originalAcronym CAMEL ⓘ
originalComponent Asset quality ⓘ
Capital adequacy ⓘ
Earnings ⓘ
Liquidity ⓘ
Management ⓘ
originatedBy U.S. federal banking regulators ⓘ
purpose assess risk profile of banks ⓘ
evaluate overall condition of depository institutions ⓘ
support supervisory oversight and enforcement actions ⓘ
ratingScale 1 to 5 ⓘ
ratingType component ratings ⓘ
composite rating ⓘ
regulatoryBasis U.S. banking supervision framework ⓘ
relatedConcept bank examination ⓘ
prudential regulation ⓘ
usedBy Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ⓘ
Federal Reserve System ⓘ
National Credit Union Administration ⓘ
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ⓘ
usedFor determining examination frequency ⓘ
determining supervisory intensity ⓘ
identifying problem banks ⓘ
supporting prompt corrective action decisions ⓘ
worstRating 5 ⓘ

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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency → usesSupervisoryFramework → CAMELS rating system ⓘ
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CAMELS rating system → fullName → Capital adequacy, Asset quality, Management, Earnings, Liquidity, and Sensitivity to market risk rating system ⓘ
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