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Camels

Subject: Economy

Description

CAMELS is a rating system used by regulators to assess a bank’s financial health, evaluating Capital adequacy, Asset quality, Management, Earnings, Liquidity, and Sensitivity to risk. Example: A bank with high capital adequacy, low non-performing loans, and stable earnings receives a strong CAMELS rating, indicating financial strength.

Summary

CAMELS rates a bank’s financial health based on capital, assets, management, and liquidity.