Town Hall — Federal Reserve Board
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell hosts town hall with educators Feb. 6 Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome H. Powell will host a town hall meeting with educators from across the country on February 6, 2019. The […]
Federal Reserve
The Fed
Powell plans February town hall with educators from across the country
A town hall with the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and educators from across the country is set for Feb. 6, the central bank announced Monday, and will feature a question-and-answer session between the […]
Other
Brexit, ‘re-evaluation’ of SIFI designation on agenda for regulators’ oversight council
Brexit – the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union – as well as data collection on centrally cleared repurchase agreements are on the agenda for Tuesday’s public meeting of the Financial Stability […]
FDIC
Regulators, in recent testimony, offer a peek at EGRRCPA actions still to come
Banking and credit union regulators have issued a number of proposed and final rules, and issued changes in policies, to carry out the requirements of this year’s regulatory relief law. But as much as they’ve […]
FDIC
Call reports – with EGRRCPA revisions included – due Oct. 30, agencies remind
Third 2018 quarter call reports – which now include two items added regarding reciprocal deposits as a result of this spring’s regulatory relief legislation – are due by Oct. 30, the federal banking regulators reminded […]
FDIC
Federal, state regulators issue joint statement on supervisory practices in Michael’s wake
Federal and state financial institution regulators teamed up Wednesday to issue a joint statement on supervisory practices regarding financial institutions affected by Hurricane Michael, which careened through the eastern Gulf Coast the same day. The […]
Federal financial regulation
BSA/AML resource-sharing statement shared via agency letters to banks, CUs
A recent joint agency statement on resource-sharing as a way to better manage Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML) programs was forwarded individually by regulators to the institutions they supervise – most noting that such collaboration is […]
FDIC
UPDATE: Swap margin rule changes final, conform with QFC rules
A final rule that conforms provisions of the Swap Margin Rule with banking agency rules limiting certain qualified financial contracts (QFCs) has been adopted as proposed and is set to take effect Nov. 9. The […]
FDIC
Regulators speak up on key subjects during a busy – and video-filled – week
Regulators were on stage this past week, discussing initiatives, implementation of the new regulatory relief law, their roles and what they wanted from Congress – among other things – in different venues, but all on […]
The Fed
Fed top supervisor stresses independence of agency – but notes central banks must demonstrate why
One of the tasks of central banks is to demonstrate that they are “appropriate institutions” in democratic societies, the vice chairman of the U.S. central bank said in remarks Thursday, supporting the continued independence of […]