The OCC joined the Fed and the FDIC to propose lowering capital requirements by changes to the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio (eSLR) standards.

The proposal, along with anticipated similar actions by the other banking agencies, would significantly weaken capital requirements for Wall Street megabanks. Lowering leverage-based capital requirements will fail to alleviate Treasury market pressures and will increase risks to financial stability. Such undercapitalization places the economy at substantially increased risk for another financial collapse.

Acting Comptroller Rodney Hood publicly stated his support for the change on June 25, 2025.