Capital requirements

Regionals' proposed CECL fix gets thumbs-down

01/28/19

Bigger banks complained that a two-tier system would force them to rethink their models, while smaller banks raised concerns about adding more complexity to an already burdensome process.

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Latest GSE reform offers blueprint without Congress

01/17/19

The Milken Institute's plan to address the housing finance system proposes a number of measures that could be carried out by regulators, after years of stalled legislative attempts.

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Basel framework keeps growing more complex

12/26/18

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.

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'Welcome to the dark side': Comments of the week

12/21/18

Readers respond to one fintech startup's tough talk, debate failed plans to change the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's name, weigh reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act and more.

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Will industry get what it wants on CECL?

12/20/18

Detractors are suddenly hopeful that the controversial accounting standard could be delayed or altered after FSOC's longer-than-expected closed session on the issue.

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FDIC’s interest rate restrictions need a rewrite

12/19/18

The agency’s rate cap for banks that are less than well capitalized contains several flaws and poses problems for community banks.

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What the first change to lease accounting in decades means for banks

12/11/18

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is requiring all companies to record leases for property and equipment on their balance sheets. Here’s how that revision could affect banks’ loan decisions — and their own capital ratios.

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Big-bank capital buffer has advantages in current market: Fed's Brainard

12/07/18

The senior central bank official signaled interest in deploying the countercyclical capital tool for the first time as corporate bond risks build.

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FDIC unveils long-awaited community bank leverage ratio

11/20/18

The proposed 9% ratio for institutions with less than $10 billion of assets is designed to create a simpler capital regime for small banks.

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Fed's Quarles in line to lead global regulator

11/19/18

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Banking Supervision Randal Quarles is expected to succeed Bank of England Governor Mark Carney as chairman of the Financial Stability Board, a key global financial regulator, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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