FSOC

Meet the new risks, same as the old risks: Trump's FSOC shares many Obama-era fears

12/14/17

The Trump administration's first interagency assessment of systemic risk highlighted many of the same worries as previous reports, but added a new emphasis on economic growth and regulatory tailoring.

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Ex-comptroller Thomas Curry joins Boston law firm Nutter

11/28/17

The former OCC head and Massachusetts banking commissioner will co-lead Nutter's financial services practice.

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What Zions' SIFI escape could mean for reg relief, other banks

11/20/17

Zions Bancorp. appears to have found a novel approach to escape the added requirements for banks above the Dodd-Frank Act's systemic $50 billion asset threshold, but other banks in a similar position are more likely to wait for Congress to address the issue rather than following suit.

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Zions seeks removal of SIFI status

11/20/17

The $65 billion-asset company intends to shed its holding company and then will petition regulators to reconsider its designation as a systemically important financial institution.

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Treasury details overhaul of nonbank SIFI supervision process

11/17/17

The Treasury Department outlined its vision Friday for how and when federal agencies should use their powers to subject nonbanks to enhanced regulatory scrutiny, emphasizing activities over individual firms.

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Treasury must seize opportunity to rein in SIFI powers

11/09/17

The authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to label a firm a “systemically important financial institution” triggers duplicative regulation even if bank-like rules are not appropriate to the company.

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Fed’s Powell says U.S. bank capital is 'about right'

10/03/17

Federal Reserve Gov. Jerome Powell said capital levels have been well calibrated but that some changes to the capital rules may be in order to make compliance easier.

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MetLife may be next to lose ‘too big to fail’ label

10/02/17

After the FSOC voted to rescind its systemic designation for AIG, it's unclear whether the interagency council will continue to appeal a court ruling overturning MetLife's SIFI designation.

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ABA, banks sue CFPB to block rule; Equifax eyes clawbacks

10/02/17

A number of banks and business groups sue to block prohibition on mandatory arbitration; credit bureau weighs how far back to look in denying compensation.

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AIG no longer systemically important, FSOC says

09/29/17

The Financial Stability Oversight Council said Friday that AIG, whose collapse threatened to bring down the U.S. financial system during the financial crisis, should no longer be subject to enhanced standards.

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