News Topic: Minimum capital requirements

Rules related to custody banking, commercial real estate and derivatives were among the last required under last year’s regulatory relief law. ... Read full article

The Federal Housing Administration's mortgage insurance fund now sits in a much better financial position, but officials say it's still not strong enough to make the premium cuts the industry wants. ... Read full article

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he does not think revamping capital or liquidity requirements is necessary despite recent volatility in the repurchase markets. ... Read full article

Even with the FDIC actively encouraging groups to start banks, challenges like raising capital and low interest rates make it tough. ... Read full article

The central bank will consider rules to create a tiered structure for supervising banks with over $100 billion of assets and to ease resolution plan requirements. ... Read full article

The move to alter the government's preferred stock purchase agreements is the first major one under FHFA Director Mark Calabria's tenure to wind down the conservatorship of the government-sponsored enterprises. ... Read full article

Regulators have redefined a simplified capital measure for community banks following criticism that their 2018 proposal did not go far enough. ... Read full article

The regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac suggested that a finalized capital framework for the two mortgage giants could be published by the end of the year. ... Read full article

The Fed is seeking feedback on a "Building Block Approach" to risk-based capital standards for firms heavily engaged in insurance activities. ... Read full article

The top regulatory official at the central bank said it could deploy either one of two tools to revise the proposed stress capital buffer. The plan aims to streamline the stress test program. ... Read full article

The German bank responds to an op-ed that criticized its restructuring. ... Read full article

Warren’s plan unveiled Thursday would be the most significant rewrite of financial services rules since the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. ... Read full article

The U.S. lacks mechanisms authorized in other countries to flag nonbank risks, Eric Rosengren says. ... Read full article

The federal banking regulators issued a new proposal Friday asking for further public comment on changing the definition of a “high volatility commercial real estate exposure.” ... Read full article

The central bank may need to rethink how it uses a tool meant to combat elevated risk in boom times, said Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles. ... Read full article

The FDIC, Fed and OCC said the impact will be greater for firms with substantial holdings of mortgage servicing and certain other assets. ... Read full article

The Federal Reserve last year proposed consolidating many of the measures of a bank’s capital strength into a single “stress capital buffer.” ... Read full article

“Limited” digital-asset broker spots mat be approved; Linda Lacewell’s plans for the New York State Department of Financial Services. ... Read full article