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Regulatory Requirements (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Regulatory Requirements  
Capital Measures

Regulatory Capital Measures and Minimum Regulatory Capital Ratios.

At March 31, 2016At December 31, 2015
AmountRatioMinimum Ratio(1)AmountRatioMinimum Ratio(1)
(dollars in millions)
Regulatory capital and capital ratios:
Common Equity Tier 1 capital$58,51415.6%5.9%$59,40915.5%4.5%
Tier 1 capital65,19817.4%7.4%66,72217.4%6.0%
Total capital77,96920.9%9.4%79,40320.7%8.0%
Tier 1 leverage(2)8.2%4.0%8.3%4.0%
Assets:
Total RWAs$373,925N/AN/A$384,162N/AN/A
Adjusted average assets(3)792,268N/AN/A803,574N/AN/A

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N/A—Not Applicable.

(1) Percentages represent minimum regulatory capital ratios under the transitional rules. These ratios include the following assumptions: (i) G-SIB capital surcharge for the Company remains at 3.0% as calculated by the Federal Reserve in July 2015; and (ii) countercyclical capital buffer remains at zero.

(2) Tier 1 leverage ratios are calculated under Standardized Approach transitional rules.

(3) Adjusted average assets represent the denominator of the Tier 1 leverage ratio and are composed of the average daily balance of consolidated on-balance sheet assets under U.S. GAAP during the calendar quarter, adjusted for disallowed goodwill, transitional intangible assets, certain deferred tax assets, certain investments in the capital instruments of unconsolidated financial institutions and other adjustments.

U.S. Bank Subsidiaries’ Regulatory Capital Measures and Required Capital Ratios.

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
At March 31, 2016At December 31, 2015
AmountRatioRequired Capital Ratio(1)AmountRatioRequired Capital Ratio(1)
(dollars in millions)
Common Equity Tier 1 capital$13,86215.5%6.5%$13,33315.1%6.5%
Tier 1 capital13,86215.5%8.0%13,33315.1%8.0%
Total capital15,67017.5%10.0%15,09717.1%10.0%
Tier 1 leverage13,86210.1%5.0%13,33310.2%5.0%

Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association
At March 31, 2016At December 31, 2015
AmountRatioRequired Capital Ratio(1)AmountRatioRequired Capital Ratio(1)
(dollars in millions)
Common Equity Tier 1 capital$4,66027.0%6.5%$4,19726.5%6.5%
Tier 1 capital4,66027.0%8.0%4,19726.5%8.0%
Total capital4,69227.2%10.0%4,22526.7%10.0%
Tier 1 leverage4,66010.9%5.0%4,19710.5%5.0%

(1) Capital ratios that are required in order to be considered well-capitalized for U.S. regulatory purposes.