Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman shared some of her more pointed skepticisms about potential capital changes in a speech Wednesday, saying enhanced requirements could increase systemic risk.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a proposal requiring larger banks to implement a three-line-of-defense risk management model and increased board independence in response to observed weaknesses in corporate governance during past financial crises and recent bank failures.

The Federal Reserve's top regulator cited the financial crisis of 2008 repeatedly in a speech about the merits of new risk-capital standards — proposals that have drawn unprecedented fire from banking trade groups and members of Congress.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to hire 75 employees in its enforcement division as it boosts investigations against "large market actors," according to an internal email obtained by American Banker.

The bipartisan deal struck Saturday temporarily allays concerns that would've required workarounds in parts of the lending process reliant on government agencies.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg said despite earlier proposals for reforming deposit insurance following this spring's bank failures, congressional interest in major reforms has waned and prospects for legislative changes are dim.

The Department of Justice reached a $9 million settlement Wednesday with Westerly, R.I.-based Washington Trust over race-based lending discrimination and redlining in the state, saying the bank denied lending services to Black and Hispanic neighborhoods from 2016 to 2021.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Board's Vice Chair Travis Hill urged his fellow regulators Thursday to delay implementing new banking regulations until interest rates stabilize, saying rushed rules amid precarious economic conditions could impact consumer lending.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said today's high mortgage rates are dissuading some would-be sellers from putting their homes on the market, further limiting lending opportunities in an environment already constrained by low inventory

Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, continued to say that the Basel III rulemaking might have violated the Administrative Procedures Act

The SEC could crimp effective investor communications, while IOSCO seeks feedback on 12 proposed "good practices" when operating in the leveraged loan and CLO markets.

Change can continue to originate loans through at least early December, after the U.S. Treasury Department agreed to extend a deadline to oppose the order.

A joint letter from the banking and financial trade groups is the latest effort by the industry and its representatives in Washington to push back against the Basel III capital proposals, which would raise capital significantly for the largest banks.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. acknowledges in a new report that it didn't adequately monitor First Republic Bank's uninsured deposits, interest rate risk sensitivity and rapid growth — and as a result left the bank vulnerable to contagion.

The World Bank director and former top Labor Department economist will become the first Fed governor of Hispanic descent and will give the board a full compliment of members since former vice chair Lael Brainard resigned in February.

Philip Jefferson was the Biden administration's pick for the Fed's number two position following the departure of Lael Brainard earlier this year. Two more Fed nominees are expected to get confirmation votes this week.

The FDIC is launching joint ventures to market $33 billion of commercial real estate loans from the failed Signature Bank, prioritizing its statutory obligation to preserve low-income housing availability.

Banks have offered a more tepid critique of regulatory proposals to expand resolution planning and long-term debt for regional banks, suggesting the industry is intent on curbing July's Basel III capital proposal instead.

The Federal Reserve Board governors say they're worried about the added cost of the new requirement for non-systemically important banks as well as the implications for regulatory tailoring.

An industry organization is relieved as the regulators extend an exemption to CLOs, but they remain vigilant for how the new order will ripple through the market.