FSOC

Lawmakers spar over whether Fannie, Freddie are SIFIs

06/25/19

There is bipartisan agreement in the Senate that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are "too big to fail" but some lawmakers are skeptical that a SIFI designation is appropriate.

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6 policy responses to leveraged lending fears

06/06/19

Options include legislation to study the risk of leveraged loans, more aggressive action by the Financial Stability Oversight Council and additional capital buffers. Policymakers may also choose to do nothing.

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System can withstand threat posed by leveraged lending: Powell

05/20/19

Although higher corporate debt could hurt the economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell argued changes made since the last crisis will guard against a meltdown.

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Brown to regulators: Be ready to discuss leveraged loans at hearing

05/13/19

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee says he wants answers from the Financial Stability Oversight Council on efforts to address corporate debt risks.

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Is Dodd-Frank council evolving, or throwing in the towel?

05/09/19

The Financial Stability Oversight Council is shifting away from designating specific nonbanks and moving toward identifying activities that threaten the whole system. But some say that approach just weakens the council.

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Bank regulators aren't doing enough to address economic inequality

03/27/19

The Financial Stability Oversight Council should adopt measures that help vulnerable communities.

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Senate bill would add another step to FSOC designation process

03/14/19

A bipartisan group of senators is proposing legislation to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to weigh alternatives before putting a large, complex nonbank under Federal Reserve supervision.

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Takeaways from Trump budget: CFPB reform, FHA fees and student loans

03/11/19

The 2020 budget would add the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and FSOC to congressional appropriations, charge lenders for FHA upgrades and require universities to have skin in the game on student loans.

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Dodd-Frank oversight council wants to make it harder to designate nonbanks

03/06/19

The revisions would emphasize activities-based regulation over labeling individual firms as systemically risky.

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Is Dodd-Frank oversight council still relevant?

03/05/19

The interagency panel formed to head off approaching systemic risks must figure out its next move after having undone designations of nonbank firms.

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