Federal Reserve

Fed may give Wells breathing room; Dimon says not yet to dividend halt

04/07/20

Parties talking about a temporary lift of Wells' asset cap; GDP would have to drop an “unlikely” 35% in Q2 before JPMorgan would be forced to stop payouts.

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Fed will buy small-business loans to help coronavirus response

04/06/20

The central bank is creating a facility to provide financing to banks participating in the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program.

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Regulators expand capital relief for community banks

04/06/20

After Congress temporarily lowered the leverage ratio used by smaller institutions, the federal agencies said they would allow a one-year transition before banks have to comply again with the regular standard.

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Servicers to feds: Stopgap plans not enough against coronavirus

04/06/20

Ginnie Mae and the FHA provided temporary liquidity relief for mortgage servicers bracing for higher delinquencies, but the industry continues to pressure Treasury and the Fed to provide more comprehensive support.

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Wells Fargo says Fed cap is limiting small-business relief

04/06/20

Wells Fargo said it can't fully meet demand from small businesses rushing to participate in a U.S. relief program because of constraints imposed by the Federal Reserve on the bank's growth.

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Dodd-Frank didn’t build stress testing for coronavirus

04/03/20

Requiring banks to test themselves is likely to be a waste of time in the current crisis, says a former Senate Banking counsel.

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Is now the right time for banks to resume small-dollar lending?

04/02/20

Regulators point to traditional financial institutions as well-positioned to meet short-term credit needs during the coronavirus pandemic, but there are still a host of questions about whether the industry should try to compete with high-cost lenders.

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Regulators extend comment deadline for Volcker Rule changes

04/02/20

The agencies will give the industry another month to submit feedback on the so-called covered fund portion of the rule "in light of potential disruptions resulting from the coronavirus.”

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Big banks get Fed's blessing to extend leverage amid market stress

04/02/20

The change — effective immediately — will reduce capital demands by about 2% overall, the Fed estimated, and will be open for a 45-day comment period.

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Fed eases bank leverage ratio; Kabbage cuts back

04/02/20

The one-year relief is intended to free up lending to consumers and businesses; the online small business lender not making loans, shrinks credit lines, staff.

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