SIFIs

In reg relief just as with Dodd-Frank, spotlight's trained on Fed

09/10/18

The central bank, which received broad authority after the crisis to supervise big banks, is expected to get more attention from lawmakers over its discretion to ease banks’ burden.

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After bruising reg relief fight, Heitkamp is fighting to keep her seat

08/28/18

The North Dakota Democrat bucked members of her own party in pushing for a bill reforming Dodd-Frank. She faces another uphill battle in November.

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They’re baaack: Big banks are flexing their lobbying muscle

08/22/18

With strategic changes at key trade groups and attention shifting away from regulatory relief for community banks, the interests of large institutions have taken on more prominence.

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Senators’ warning to Fed: Relief for midsize banks better be real

08/16/18

Lawmakers fear that regional banks could still get stung as the central bank implements a new law meant to ease their burden.

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Cheat Sheet: How the Fed will revamp regional bank regulation

08/01/18

The Federal Reserve’s forthcoming rules for banks with assets of $100 billion-$250 billion hinge on their perceived risk to the financial system.

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More faces of the financial crisis: Where are they now? (Banker edition)

07/31/18

Jamie Dimon and Lloyd Blankfein remain prominent public figures, but many other crisis-era CEOs have kept low profiles over the past decade.

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The hard part of reg relief is just getting started

07/20/18

The federal bank regulators are considering roughly a dozen new rulemakings in response to the bill rolling back certain sections of Dodd-Frank.

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Why regional bank CEOs are lukewarm on more M&A

07/19/18

While the regulatory environment is more accommodating for big deals, many regionals still have their reasons for staying on the sidelines.

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CFPB promotes fintech; Zions closer to losing SIFI tag

07/19/18

The agency creates “regulatory sandbox” to help develop products, including crypto-based ones; FSOC agrees bank’s failure wouldn’t wreck the financial system.

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Quarles details how Fed may regulate $100B-$250B banks

07/18/18

The Fed's top regulatory official suggested that some banks could get a break from filing resolution plans and see the frequency of their stress tests reduced.

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