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BNY Mellon United States

RAROC profile and corporate credit pricing model derived from Pillar 3 disclosures.

Cost-to-income
68.0%
Operating efficiency
Effective tax rate
24.0%
Applied to RAROC numerator
Avg corporate PD
0.21%
Probability of default
Avg LGD unsecured
31.3%
Loss given default

How BNY Mellon prices corporate credit

BNY Mellon is a United States-based bank with approximately EUR 391bn of corporate credit exposure (EAD) under the A-IRB approach to credit risk capital. The numbers below come directly from BNY Mellon's most recent Pillar 3 CR6 regulatory filings and are used to model how this bank prices corporate credit facilities.

ParameterValueWhat it means
IRB approachA-IRBHow the bank computes risk-weighted assets
Cost-to-income ratio68.0%Operating cost share of net revenue
Effective tax rate24.0%Applied to RAROC numerator after EL and funding
Average corporate PD0.21%EAD-weighted probability of default
Avg LGD (unsecured)31.3%Loss share if borrower defaults, no collateral
Avg LGD (secured)20.0%Loss share with eligible collateral
Funding spread10bpBank's wholesale funding cost above risk-free
Corporate EADEUR 391bnTotal exposure at default to corporates

Sample RAROC calculation

On a representative BBB+ rated, 5-year term loan of EUR 25M at 150bp spread with a 20bp commitment fee, BNY Mellon would generate an estimated RAROC of 7.85% against a typical 12% bank hurdle rate. To hit that hurdle on this exact deal, the bank would need a minimum spread of 239bp. This deal is significantly below target — the bank would either reprice it or decline.

ComponentValue
Annual revenue (spread + fees)EUR 385,000
Operating costEUR 154,000
Expected loss (PD × LGD × EAD)EUR 28,750
Capital required (FPE)EUR 2,451,320
RAROC (after tax)7.85%
Min spread to hit 12% RAROC239bp

How BNY Mellon compares to peers

Out of 59 banks in the OpenRAROC dataset, BNY Mellon ranks #11 by RAROC on this sample deal.

RankBankCountryRAROCMin spread
1Qatar National BankQatar9.00%203bp
2DBS GroupSingapore8.18%224bp
3JP MorganUnited States8.12%231bp
4ICBCChina8.06%233bp
5China Construction BankChina8.06%233bp
10DNBNorway7.87%236bp
11BNY MellonUnited States7.85%239bp
12NordeaFinland7.73%241bp
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Data source

BNY Mellon Pillar 3 Q3 2025; Wholesale Table

Wholesale: EAD $391bn, PD 0.21%, LGD 31.29%. Custody bank.

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