Resolution framework fully enacted for 66% of supervisors
Bridge bank and bad bank are most widely available tools followed by statutory and contractual bail-ins
Around two-thirds of supervisors have a resolution framework that is fully enacted in law, data from Central Banking’s Supervision Benchmarks 2026 shows.
Twenty-three of the 35 supervisors polled (66%) say their jurisdiction has a resolution framework fully enacted in law, while 26% say they have a framework that is partially enacted. Only 9% do not have a legal framework for resolution.
All respondents say they possess early intervention powers that can be used while a bank is still a going
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