FSOC

FSOC to consider whether Zions is still systemically important

04/05/18

The Financial Stability Oversight Council will hold an executive session next week to consider whether Zions Bancorp. should still be considered a systemically important financial institution.

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FSOC will grant banks hearing process for shedding 'systemic' label

03/13/18

The interagency will establish a venue for bank holding companies that restructure to argue in favor of their being de-designated as "systemically important," similar to the process afforded for other firms.

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Prudential hasn't earned the right to shed SIFI label

03/13/18

The insurance company has made no effort to shrink or simplify since being designated as systemically important, and regulators should not remove heightened federal oversight until it does.

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Senate panel approves Trump’s pick for FDIC chair, two other nominees

02/08/18

The full Senate will now consider the nomination of Jelena McWilliams to lead the FDIC, as well as nominees to sit on the Federal Reserve Board and the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

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Lawmakers press Mnuchin over GSE reform, reg relief and cyber threats

01/30/18

The government must continue to provide support for the mortgage market in any new housing finance system, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday.

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Don’t put SIFI designations on the back burner

01/29/18

The Financial Stability Oversight Council should ignore two recent Treasury Department recommendations regarding the labeling of systemically risky nonbanks.

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Four takeaways from grilling of FDIC, Fed nominees on Hill

01/23/18

Three Trump administration nominees faced thorough questioning from the Senate Banking Committee, although Democrats reserved much of their fire for the president’s nominee to the Federal Reserve Board.

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Nominees for FDIC, Fed board to appear on Capitol Hill

01/22/18

Three nominees for financial regulatory posts, including the administration's choice to run the FDIC, will face questions by the Senate Banking Committee.

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FSOC gives up effort to designate MetLife as SIFI

01/19/18

The Financial Stability Oversight Council filed a joint motion with MetLife that all but cemented the 2016 court ruling throwing out the insurance giant's designation.

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As FSOC rethinks SIFIs, will any nonbanks remain on the list?

12/28/17

The Trump administration's Financial Stability Oversight Council is likely to remove the systemically important financial institution label for the remaining nonbanks on the list, but it might consider adding other firms such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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