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Regulators moving quickly on Volcker revisions: OCC's Noreika

11/08/17

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika said he thinks regulators can make a case for an exemption to carve out all small banks from the ban on proprietary trading.

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Separating banking and commerce is 'another win for the big guys,' OCC's Noreika says

11/08/17

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika called for reopening the debate over the barrier between banking and commerce, saying there is evidence removing it could benefit small banks.

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Quarles says Fed taking 'fresh look' at regulation, fintech

11/07/17

The new vice chairman of supervision at the Fed said the agency will seek comment on its rules for stress tests, capital and other areas, as well as look at how fintech has impacted the industry.

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Fed's Powell gives boost to banks in real-time payments race

10/19/17

The Federal Reserve Board governor sketched out a future in which U.S. banks remain at the center of commercial transactions.

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Defying industry, regulators plow ahead with long-term liquidity rule

10/19/17

Federal regulators are moving forward with plans to finalize one of the last significant Obama-era rules governing long-term bank liquidity despite widespread expectations by banks that the proposal was all but dead.

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Justice Department gives big banks green light on real-time payments

10/02/17

Following an antitrust review that lasted almost a year, the approval would appear to cement The Clearing House's status as the front-runner in a race to modernize the U.S. payments system.

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Fed dodges key decision on faster payments

09/06/17

The central bank said Wednesday that it will assess a range of options regarding its operational role in a modernized payment system, an issue that divides large and small banks.

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The major flaw in big banks' argument against the leverage ratio

08/07/17

The solution supported by the largest institutions and some officials to what banks say is a market liquidity problem would only make matters worse.

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Inside seven plans for a faster U.S. payment system

07/25/17

A task force convened by the Federal Reserve released its evaluations last week of 16 proposals to build a faster U.S. payment system. What follows is a brief look at some of the plans that received high marks.

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Fed interest payments to banks are back in House GOP’s crosshairs

07/19/17

House Republicans are ramping up their criticism of the Fed for making interest payments to member banks on excess reserves, and may have identified a way to counter claims that the payments are critical to monetary policy.

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