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EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive 2014/59 -- Bail-In, MREL, and Resolution Planning

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) establishes the EU framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms. Institutions must…

What EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive 2014/59 -- Bail-In, MREL, and Resolution Planning requires

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) establishes the EU framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms. Institutions must prepare recovery plans with indicators and options for restoring viability (Articles 5-9), and resolution authorities prepare resolution plans including preferred resolution strategy and Minimum Requirement for Own Funds and Eligible Liabilities (MREL) targets (Articles 10-14 and 45). MREL is set institution-by-institution by the resolution authority; for Global Systemically Important Institutions (G-SIIs), the FSB Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) standard requires 18 percent of Risk Weighted Assets (RWA) or 6.75 percent of total exposures by 1 January 2022 as implemented by BRRD2 Directive 2019/879. The four resolution tools are: sale of business (Article 38), bridge institution (Article 40), asset separation (Article 42), and bail-in (Articles 43-55). Bail-in allows the resolution authority to write down or convert eligible liabilities into equity; excluded liabilities include covered deposits (up to EUR 100,000 per depositor per institution), secured liabilities, short-term interbank claims of less than 7 days, employee wages due, and client assets. Before public funds from the Single Resolution Fund (SRF) can be used, losses equivalent to at least 8 percent of total liabilities including own funds must be absorbed by shareholders and eligible liability holders (Article 44(5)). The Single Resolution Board (SRB) under Regulation (EU) 806/2014 is the resolution authority for Eurozone significant institutions. The BRRD2 Directive 2019/879 enhanced MREL subordination requirements and introduced moratoria powers for resolution authorities.

Pillar: Banking & Global Finance · Authority: European Union - EUR-Lex Official Journal · Version: 2024.1.0 · Last updated:

Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014L0059

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