Liquidity requirements

Fed opens reg relief tent to foreign banks

04/08/19

The Federal Reserve Board unveiled a host of proposed changes to tailor U.S. supervision of foreign firms, as well as a proposal easing “living will” requirements for both domestic and overseas banks.

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Fed’s approach to revamping post-crisis rules leaves no one satisfied

01/29/19

Banks say regulatory relief efforts should go even further, while public interest groups — and even one of the Fed’s regional offices — say the proposals to roll back supervisory standards go too far.

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Startups take on stress-testing tech

01/20/19

Fintechs are developing data-crunching, automated products that seek to help banks precisely calibrate capital levels. The banks' goal is to pass stress tests while maximizing returns to investors.

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FSB names Fed’s Quarles as next chairman

11/26/18

The choice appears to reaffirm U.S. regulators' commitment to the international standards-setting body.

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Dems' grilling of Fed's Quarles a preview of what could come

11/14/18

On the verge of controlling the Financial Services Committee, House Democrats criticized proposed changes to the Federal Reserve Board's post-crisis supervision program.

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Danger lurks in latest deregulatory push

11/13/18

The banking agencies have proposed weakening several liquidity, capital and stress test requirements without considering the cumulative effect of the many changes being undertaken.

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Lighter reg touch could be mixed blessing for regionals

11/06/18

The Federal Reserve Board plan to revise its post-crisis framework promises reduced compliance costs and other benefits. But some analysts see the removal of guardrails as increasing failure risk, which may spook investors.

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Fed revises supervisory rating system for large banks

11/02/18

The final rule aligns ratings with a supervisory program the Fed established in 2012 to emphasize capital, liquidity, and governance and controls.

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Fed draws line in sand on easing big banks’ burden

10/31/18

Regional banks were the ultimate winners in the Federal Reserve’s proposal to tailor supervision, but rules for the biggest banks remained largely unchanged.

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Fed at-risk list includes liquidity, cybersecurity

10/11/18

The Federal Reserve System is trying to be proactive in these and other high-profile areas, offering educational materials and coaching to bank execs and directors, according to supervision officials at the St. Louis and Richmond Fed banks.

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