Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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The global accord's provision on supervision establishes broad authorities over risks not expressly covered in capital rules. The Federal Reserve's top regulator has already hinted that those authorities might be relied on more in the wake of this spring's bank failures.
May 26 -
The Federal Reserve Board governor said secular increases to the currency supply limits how much the central bank can shrink its holdings.
May 24 -
During her opening remarks before lawmakers Tuesday, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency reiterated that borrowers with strong credit profiles are not being penalized to benefit those with poorer scores.
May 23 -
The CEOs of the nation's largest banks met with officials in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday, just two weeks before the government is expected to go broke. Behind the scenes, the banks are reviewing contingencies in case the unthinkable occurs.
May 18 -
Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike pilloried former Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker over his compensation package.
May 16 -
The former vice chair for supervision challenged his successor's report on the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, said changes that move away from transparency and consistency 'won't survive' in court.
May 12 -
The Federal Reserve Board governor also called for the Fed to commission an independent investigation into the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.
May 12 -
Speaking before the International Swaps and Derivatives Association's annual meeting, Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang said liquidity and interest rate risk in the banking sector is being managed, but said fears of risk mounting in the nonbank sector are a source of concern.
May 11 -
The Federal Reserve chair said he holds himself accountable for ensuring proper regulatory and supervisory changes are enacted in response to recent bank failures.
May 3 -
The legislative proposals backed by Republican members of congress seek to undo the latest cross-subsidized adjustments to loan fees that two large government-related mortgage investors charge.
April 28 -
On Friday, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr will share findings from his review of the supervision of Silicon Valley Bank before its failure last month.
April 26 -
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr had promised to share findings from his review of the Fed's oversight efforts for the failed bank by May 1.
April 25 -
The proposal marks a concession for Republicans, but it's designed more to start negotiations with the White House rather than pass the Democratic-controlled Senate.
April 17 -
In wide-ranging remarks on the recent banking crisis, the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said other regulators aren't using enough of their powers to supervise banks.
April 11 -
Executive compensation legislation could be one of the few areas of bipartisan agreement in Congress in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures.
April 4 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a broad policy statement on what constitutes an "abusive" act or practice. Industry has long sought to narrow the definition.
April 3 -
More congressional scrutiny is being directed at the San Francisco Federal Reserve bank and its role in supervising Silicon Valley Bank.
March 31 -
The rules President Joe Biden calls for include minimizing the financial burden that replenishing the Deposit Insurance Fund would impose on community banks.
March 30 -
Jelena McWilliams, who chaired the agency during the Trump administration, said removing the cap on insured deposits would impact the banking sector in three key ways.
March 29 -
The use of the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facilities was largely unchanged this week, indicating to some that the recent liquidity crisis isn't getting any worse.
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