Nonbank

'A wolf in sheep's clothing': Comments of the week

08/15/19

Readers react to states investigating payroll advance companies and the GOP's weak response to cannabis banking, heed a warning that nonbanks are prepared for CECL and more.

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Nonbank players are ready for CECL — are banks?

08/15/19

The accounting standard is coming regardless of a delay. It will bring some nonbank lenders to the forefront of banking competition.

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Facebook crypto exec meets congressional firing squad

07/16/19

Resistance to Libra on the Senate Banking Committee was bipartisan, and other takeaways from Tuesday’s hearing.

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Regulators need more tools to keep system safe: Boston Fed chief

07/15/19

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

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House Democrats seek to bar tech firms from operating like banks

07/15/19

Lawmakers circulated a bill just ahead of hearings on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency that would prohibit companies with over $25 billion in annual revenue from launching a digital financial asset.

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Are states up to the task of regulating Facebook?

07/01/19

Facebook’s plan to launch a cryptocurrency has raised concerns that state banking regulators may not be equipped to oversee large, international companies.

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FSOC’s proposals would promote financial stability, not undermine it

06/28/19

Focusing regulatory reforms on risk-based activities is a more effective approach to weeding out potential systemic threats.

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California on verge of capping rates on installment loans

06/27/19

The legislation, which passed a key test in the state Senate on Wednesday, is the product of a compromise between consumer advocates and some lenders.

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Lowering the bar on financial regulation is fraught with risk

06/27/19

A recent proposal by the Financial Stability Oversight Council to focus less on certain nonbank firms and more on risk activities would create unintended economic harm.

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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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