Regulatory relief

Take your time, hurry up: The conflicting orders on reg relief

10/02/18

Financial regulators sought to walk a fine line Tuesday between reassuring Republican senators that they are quickly implementing regulatory relief and defending themselves against Democratic criticism that they are going too fast.

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Regulators may provide relief to banks above $250B of assets: Fed's Quarles

10/01/18

Fed Vice Chairman of Supervision Randal Quarles said in written tstimony that the central bank plans to move quickly to determine how to regulate banks between $100 billion and $250 billion of assets, and that it may provide also relief for banks over the $250 billion threshold.

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Lawmakers seek more covered funds exclusions as part of Volcker changes

10/01/18

Seven Republican senators urged regulators on Monday to consider additional changes to the Volcker Rule's "covered funds" definition.

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Lawmakers urge Fed to follow through on reg relief for midsize banks

09/28/18

Republicans are calling on the central bank to relieve all banks with less than $250 billion of assets from enhanced supervision that was established after the crisis.

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Why regulators need to take another look at bank capital

09/28/18

The banking agencies are right to review capital requirements for banks of all sizes to ensure the rules are efficient and clear.

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'Make up your mind, Jamie': Comments of the week

09/28/18

Readers parse JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon's latest public comments, debate a California small-lending bill, weigh the impact of open banking and more.

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Banking super PAC endorses Barr in House re-election bid

09/26/18

The Kentucky Republican is the first House member that Friends of Traditional Banking has ever endorsed.

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OCC puts another nail in thrift charter's coffin

09/24/18

A proposal to let certain thrifts operate like national banks blurs the line even further between the two institution types.

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In deregulatory era, Trump picks a throwback for Fed board

09/20/18

Whereas most regulators appointed in the Trump administration are focused on rolling back the post-crisis framework, Nellie Liang helped create it.

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Why reg relief is moving in the right direction

09/20/18

Policymakers have begun taking positive steps to update and improve existing regulations, though there’s still a lot more work to be done.

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