Federal Reserve

Deutsche Bank said to face regulatory fines over currency trades

03/21/17

The German lender says that the Justice Department closed a criminal inquiry into its currency-trading activities without action, but regulators are said to be in the final stages of their own reviews of that conduct to determine if any fines are in order.

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Regulators said to weigh appraisal change that may spur lending

03/20/17

U.S. bank regulators have tentatively agreed to ease an appraisal requirement that could help commercial real estate borrowers, said people familiar with talks among the agencies.

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Yellen unsure what Glass-Steagall would look like today

03/15/17

Fed Chair Janet Yellen cast doubt on the administration’s call for a reinstatement of a Depression-era barrier between commercial and investment banking activities.

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Small banks to pass Fed rate hike on to depositors; big banks sit tight

03/15/17

Banks of all stripes are cheering what the Federal Reserve’s accelerated rate increases promise for net interest income, but big banks and small banks have conflicting notions about how they want to price deposits in the coming months.

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Fed hikes interest rates for first time in 2017

03/15/17

The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday raised the federal funds rate 0.25%, marking only the third rate hike since the financial crisis.

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What Vartanian as Fed vice chair would mean for bankers

03/14/17

Thomas Vartanian, a corporate lawyer and former regulator, is a noted critic of the Dodd-Frank Act who is reportedly being considered for a key spot in the Trump administration.

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Atlanta Fed names Bostic president; first African-American regional bank head

03/13/17

Raphael Bostic, an economist and a professor of public policy at the University of Southern California, has been named the 15th president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and will become the first African-American to head a regional Fed bank.

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Unpacking the N.Y Fed's plan to rid industry of bad actors

03/10/17

A database that identifies wrongdoers could prevent banks from making bad hiring decisions, but can it ensure that former employees' rights are adequately protected?

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Merchant banking supports 40% of renewable energy investments, study finds

03/10/17

Merchant banking activities activities amount to more than $30 billion in direct investments, including more than $11 billion in renewable energy investments, a survey found.

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Fed still has ways to jump-start economic growth

03/10/17

Contrary to the opinion that the Federal Reserve is out of “options” to boost the economy, the central bank still has these three liquidity-strengthening tools at its disposal.

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