Under Basel III as of 2016 for FDIC insured banks, a bank is considered to be well capitalized if its Tier 1 Leverage ratio is 5% or greater, its CET1 to risk based assets capital ratio is 6.5% or greater, its Tier 1 capital to risk based assets is 8% or greater, and its total Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital to risk based assets is greater than 10%.

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This is the correct definition of well-capitalized under Basel III for FDIC insured banks as of 2016.

Under Basel III as of 2016 for FDIC Insured Banks