From stress tests to tailoring the Dodd-Frank Act to the Volcker Rule, the banking agencies have a number of important proposals to finalize in the coming year. But there are several potential obstacles that could throw those plans off track.
Investors are spooked by banks' exposure to oil and other sectors threatened by a global slowdown as well as by policy uncertainties, but banks argue credit quality is strong and recession fears are exaggerated.
More traditional players interested in creating a safer market for digital assets have issued a checklist that cryptocurrency firms can follow to build confidence among banks, consumers and regulators.
Jonathan Gould, the committee's chief counsel, has been hired by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as senior deputy comptroller and chief counsel.
While much of the debate of the past decade has focused on the Dodd-Frank Act, changes to Basel capital standards have played a big role in adding to the regulatory burden.
