Capital requirements

Dear Congress: Reg relief bill is a giveaway for large banks

03/05/18

The Senate legislation would weaken scrutiny of large financial institutions, undercutting Dodd-Frank’s mission to provide tailored oversight across the system.

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BB&T to pay special dividend due to tax cut

02/23/18

Banks may start paying special dividends now that capital levels have improved.

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B of A’s Moynihan: Big banks are 'fine' with Dodd-Frank

02/15/18

While small and regional banks are pushing for a rollback of the Dodd-Frank Act, big banks are largely supportive of the 2010 financial reform law, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said Thursday.

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This is the real key to risk management now

02/15/18

Amid all the complaining about increased regulation, and the need to maintain higher capital levels, bankers are failing to realize that there is also a significant opportunity: Those that develop operational excellence at deploying capital can set themselves apart from peers.

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Why special dividends could make a comeback at big banks

02/01/18

Swelling capital levels, tax cuts and changing attitudes about post-crisis regulation could encourage bigger banks to issue the one-time payouts to reward shareholders and better manage their returns.

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Citigroup plays up investor payouts once tax cuts spur profits

01/16/18

The bank plans to stick to its multiyear plan to pay out at least $60 billion in capital to shareholders even after booking a larger-than-forecast charge of $22 billion to adjust to the new tax regime

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Fed's Kashkari playing long game in plan to end 'too big to fail'

01/10/18

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari acknowledges that his plan to raise capital at the biggest banks and ease burden for smaller ones isn't likely to be enacted soon, but says its time will come.

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Time to reform Fannie and Freddie is now

12/29/17

The GSEs are on their way to paying back the money they owed the government under the original bailout deal made at the height of the financial crisis, making 2018 an opportune time for an overhaul of the housing finance market.

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Stress tests, livings wills are good for industry, Dimon says

12/07/17

The JPMorgan Chase CEO supports easing regulations on mortgage lending but says other major provisions of Dodd-Frank should remain intact.

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Seven things bankers should watch for in Powell’s nomination hearing

11/27/17

President Trump’s pick to head the Federal Reserve will face the Senate Banking Committee this week. Here’s what to watch for.

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