Dec 20 (Reuters) - Fitch:
* FITCH SAYS CANADA'S BANK REGULATOR BOOSTING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS SIGNALS INCREASED CONCERN ON RISING RISKS OF HIGH LEVELS OF HOUSEHOLD INDEBTEDNESS RELATIVE TO INCOMES
* FITCH RATINGS SAYS ADDITIONAL CANADA BANK CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CREDIT POSITIVE, SHOULD ADD TO RESILIENCY DURING EXPECTED ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN IN 2019-2020
* FITCH SAYS AS CANADIAN DSIBS ARE BEING REQUIRED TO HOLD MORE CAPITAL, U.S. BANKS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE A RELAXATION OF CAPITAL EXPECTATIONS
* FITCH SAYS CANADIAN BANKS IN NEAR TO MEDIUM TERM ARE LIKELY TO FACE SLOWING GROWTH, RISING INTEREST RATES AND NORMALIZING CREDIT LOSSES
* FITCH SAYS RISK FROM SLOWING ECONOMIC GROWTH TO BE MITIGATED BY CANADIAN BANKS' WELL-DIVERSIFIED BUSINESS MODELS AND LOAN LOSS RESERVE LEVELS