COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS Hearing on “The Semiannual Testimony on the Federal Reserve’s Supervision and Regulation of the Financial System.” Witness: The Honorable Randal K. Quarles, Vice Chairman for Supervision, Board of […]
Limiting the frequency of “stress tests” that measure the ability of banks to withstand economic challenges, and restraining the scope of regulation over non-bank banks, were the focus of two bills passed by the House […]
Further tailoring of leverage ratio requirements to the business activities and risk profiles of the largest domestic firms were proposed by the regulator of national banks and the nation’s central bank Wednesday. Now, firms that […]
A bill giving the Federal Reserve Board sole rulemaking authority over the so-called “Volcker rule,” exempting most “community banks” from the provision, was adopted by the House Friday on a vote of 300-104. The Volcker […]
Significant changes to the structure and mission of the federal consumer financial protection agency recommended by the agency’s acting director in House testimony Wednesday are his and not those of the White House or any […]
Banks and savings associations have until April 30 to file their first quarter call reports, the federal banking agencies said Tuesday in a notice; as per usual, no extensions of filing time are granted. In […]
A proposal meant to simplify capital rules for large banks by introducing a so-called “stress capital buffer” (SCB) – which would largely “modestly” decrease the amount of capital required for most non-globally systemically important banks […]
A notice released by three federal banking agencies last month on streamlining changes to bank call reports, set to take effect this June, is slated for publication Wednesday in the Federal Register. Those interested have […]
Guidance for financial institutions considering special insurance to offset financial losses from data breaches and other cyber incidents is offered in a joint statement released Tuesday by federal financial institution regulators. However, the regulators noted […]
The adoption of a new appraisal threshold by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) Board, and the settlement for users of “RushCard” pre-paid cards, were among the five most-viewed items reported in March by Regulatory […]
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