CAMELS Rating
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A bank-rating system with which bank supervisory authorities rate institutions.
The six areas examined are represented by the acronym "CAMELS."
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They are:
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Bank supervisory authorities assign each bank a score on a scale of 1 (best) to
5 (worst) for each factor. If a bank has an average score less than 2 it is
considered to be a high-quality institution while banks with scores greater than
3 are considered to be less-than-satisfactory establishments. The system helps
the supervisory authority identify banks that need closer monitoring. CAMELS
scores cannot be made public.
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While BankRx cannot determine the CAMELS score of a particular bank, it charts
all the
factors that the regulators take into consideration for determining CAMELS rating. These charts should highlight weaknesses if any. |
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