what is the lcr for a sifi 
a systemically important financial institution sifi is a bank insurance company or other financial institution that u s federal regulators determine would pose a serious risk to the economy if it were to collapse currently these are defined as institutions that have more than 250 billion in assets they are required to maintain a 100 lcr and also subject to other more stringent regulatory requirements the bottom linethe liquidity coverage ratio lcr is a measure intended to force financial institutions to set aside enough highly liquid capital to get them through the early stages of a financial crisis if successful that could prevent the crisis from spreading and causing greater economic harm 