Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• TIER 1 CAPITAL
  
  A regulatory definition of bank capital. Tier 1 capital consists of common shareholders’ equity, perpetual preferred shareholders’ equity with noncumulative dividends, retained earnings, and minority interests in the equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries.
  
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