Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra warned that "powerful firms" must not dominate the new open banking landscape.

Economic analysis from the real estate advisory CBRE finds that community banks are particularly imperiled by their exposure to commercial real estate loans. Others see looming risks in indirect lending.

Federal bank regulators issued proposed guidelines for banks and other mortgage lenders to craft policies around reconsideration of value requests. The move is the latest aimed at rooting out bias in home appraisals.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued only 20 enforcement actions in 2022, but some observers say the enforcement numbers belie the results that director Rohit Chopra is getting from other ways of holding companies accountable.

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.

The Federal Reserve chair waved off suggestions that recent bank failures demonstrate a need to better separate its authorities. He also noted the importance of clear communication by central bank officials.

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.

The Federal Reserve Board governor also called for the Fed to commission an independent investigation into the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.

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.

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said the performance of office loans is a top supervisory issue, but not an immediate threat to financial stability.