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Regulatory Matters
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Regulatory Capital Requirements [Abstract]  
Regulatory Matters
Regulatory Matters

Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, or the Reform Act, in July 2013, the federal bank regulatory agencies, or the Agencies, issued final rules, or the Final Capital Rules, that subjected many savings and loan holding companies, including Astoria Financial Corporation, to consolidated capital requirements effective January 1, 2015. The Final Capital Rules also revised the quantity and quality of required minimum risk-based and leverage capital requirements, consistent with the Reform Act and the Third Basel Accord adopted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, or Basel III capital standards.  In addition, the Final Capital Rules added a requirement to maintain a minimum conservation buffer, or the Conservation Buffer, composed of Common equity tier 1 capital, of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets, to be phased in over three years and applied to the Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio, the Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and the Total risk-based capital ratio. Accordingly, banking organizations, on a fully phased in basis no later than January 1, 2019, must maintain a minimum Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 7.0%, a minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 8.5% and a minimum Total risk-based capital ratio of 10.5%.

The required minimum Conservation Buffer began to be phased in incrementally, starting at 0.625% on January 1, 2016, increased to 1.25% on January 1, 2017 and will increase to 1.875% on January 1, 2018 and 2.5% on January 1, 2019. The Final Capital Rules impose restrictions on capital distributions and certain discretionary cash bonus payments if the minimum Conservation Buffer is not met.

At March 31, 2017, the capital levels of both Astoria Financial Corporation and Astoria Bank exceeded all regulatory capital requirements and their regulatory capital ratios were above the minimum levels required to be considered well capitalized for regulatory purposes. The capital levels of both Astoria Financial Corporation and Astoria Bank at March 31, 2017 also exceeded the minimum capital requirements shown in the table below including the currently applicable Conservation Buffer of 1.25%. The following table sets forth information regarding the regulatory capital requirements applicable to Astoria Financial Corporation and Astoria Bank.
 
At March 31, 2017
 
Actual
 
Minimum
Capital Requirements
 
Minimum Capital
Requirements with
Conservation Buffer
 
To be Well Capitalized
Under Prompt
Corrective Action
Provisions
(Dollars in Thousands)
Amount
 
Ratio
 
 
Amount
 
 
Ratio
 
 
Amount
 
 
Ratio
 
 
Amount
 
 
Ratio
Astoria Financial Corporation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage
$
1,583,061

 
11.12
%
 
 
$
569,684

 
 
4.00
%
 
 
N/A
 
 
N/A
 
 
$
712,105

 
 
5.00
%
Common equity
tier 1 risk-based
1,455,879

 
18.02

 
 
363,516

 
 
4.50

 
 
$
464,492

 
 
5.75
%
 
 
525,078

 
 
6.50

Tier 1 risk-based
1,583,061

 
19.60

 
 
484,688

 
 
6.00

 
 
585,664

 
 
7.25

 
 
646,250

 
 
8.00

Total risk-based
1,665,994

 
20.62

 
 
646,250

 
 
8.00

 
 
747,227

 
 
9.25

 
 
807,813

 
 
10.00

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Astoria Bank:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage
$
1,762,569

 
12.44
%
 
 
$
566,931

 
 
4.00
%
 
 
N/A
 
 
N/A
 
 
$
708,664

 
 
5.00
%
Common equity
tier 1 risk-based
1,762,569

 
21.86

 
 
362,844

 
 
4.50

 
 
$
463,634

 
 
5.75
%
 
 
524,108

 
 
6.50

Tier 1 risk-based
1,762,569

 
21.86

 
 
483,792

 
 
6.00

 
 
584,582

 
 
7.25

 
 
645,056

 
 
8.00

Total risk-based
1,845,502

 
22.89

 
 
645,056

 
 
8.00

 
 
745,846

 
 
9.25

 
 
806,320

 
 
10.00



 
At December 31, 2016
 
Actual
 
Minimum
Capital Requirements
 
Minimum Capital
Requirements with
Conservation Buffer
 
To be Well Capitalized
Under Prompt
Corrective Action
Provisions
(Dollars in Thousands)
Amount
 
Ratio
 
 
Amount
 
 
Ratio
 
 
Amount
 
 
Ratio
 
 
Amount
 
 
Ratio
Astoria Financial Corporation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage
$
1,572,750

 
10.85
%
 
 
$
579,829

 
 
4.00
%
 
 
N/A
 
 
N/A
 
 
$
724,786

 
 
5.00
%
Common equity
tier 1 risk-based
1,448,341

 
17.29

 
 
376,857

 
 
4.50

 
 
$
429,199

 
 
5.125
%
 
 
544,350

 
 
6.50

Tier 1 risk-based
1,572,750

 
18.78

 
 
502,477

 
 
6.00

 
 
554,818

 
 
6.625

 
 
669,969

 
 
8.00

Total risk-based
1,659,221

 
19.81

 
 
669,969

 
 
8.00

 
 
722,310

 
 
8.625

 
 
837,461

 
 
10.00

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Astoria Bank:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tier 1 leverage
$
1,742,580

 
12.09
%
 
 
$
576,660

 
 
4.00
%
 
 
N/A
 
 
N/A
 
 
$
720,825

 
 
5.00
%
Common equity
tier 1 risk-based
1,742,580

 
20.85

 
 
376,129

 
 
4.50

 
 
$
428,369

 
 
5.125
%
 
 
543,297

 
 
6.50

Tier 1 risk-based
1,742,580

 
20.85

 
 
501,505

 
 
6.00

 
 
553,745

 
 
6.625

 
 
668,673

 
 
8.00

Total risk-based
1,829,051

 
21.88

 
 
668,673

 
 
8.00

 
 
720,913

 
 
8.625

 
 
835,841

 
 
10.00