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Definition of 'CAMELS Rating System'

An international bank-rating system where bank supervisory authorities rate institutions according to six factors.

The six factors are represented by the acronym "CAMELS."
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Investopedia explains 'CAMELS Rating System'

The six factors examined are as follows:

C - Capital adequacy
A - Asset quality
M - Management quality
E - Earnings
L - Liquidity
S - Sensitivity to Market Risk

Bank supervisory authorities assign each bank a score on a scale of one (best) to five (worst) for each factor. If a bank has an average score less than two it is considered to be a high-quality institution, while banks with scores greater than three are considered to be less-than-satisfactory establishments. The system helps the supervisory authority identify banks that are in need of attention.

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