News Topic: SIFIs

The insurer says the administration’s review of systemic designations could moot the case ... Read full article

Data analysis shows that a 21st-century version of the Depression-era limitations on bank activities will do little to meet the goals laid out by its proponents. ... Read full article

Readers sound off an attempt to block prepaid regulations, threats to consumer privacy, FSOC’s political bent, the proper use for SARs, and more. ... Read full article

The Financial Stability Oversight Council is masquerading as an analytical, objective body that more accurately reflects the Dodd-Frank Act’s aim to expand the power of bureaucrats. ... Read full article

Lawmakers and others want the Trump administration to drop the Financial Stability Oversight Council's appeal of a controversial court ruling, but doing so may be harder than it sounds. ... Read full article

In a blog post published Thursday, Neel Kashkari criticized key parts of Jamie Dimon’s annual letter to JPMorgan Chase shareholders. ... Read full article

Because the fates of banks and the communities they serve are so intertwined, the regulatory impacts borne by regional banks are inextricably linked to the repercussions experienced by their customers. ... Read full article

A group of 10 Republican senators are calling on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to drop the government’s appeal of a ruling last year that rejected insurance giant MetLife’s designation as a systemically risky firm and to de-designate the remaining two ... Read full article

Attendees at an American Bankers Association conference believe a massive overhaul of banking regulations is unlikely. ... Read full article

Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, the chairman of the House financial institutions subcommittee, said Wednesday that he plans to reintroduce a bill that would change the way banks are designated as systemically important. ... Read full article

A movement is afoot to eliminate the Federal Insurance Office, which was established by the Dodd-Frank Act, but here’s why that would be a mistake. ... Read full article

The phrase “it is what it is” came up several times as CEO Joseph Ficalora addressed analysts’ questions about nixing plans to buy Astoria and the challenges of getting another deal done. ... Read full article

The company wants a big deal to help push it over $50 billion of assets, at which point it will be considered systematically important. ... Read full article

On earnings calls this week CEOs expressed optimism for increased loan demand, a softer tone from regulators, a higher SIFI threshold and, potentially, a surge of interest in health savings accounts. ... Read full article

Northern Trust’s fourth-quarter profit surged due to higher trust fees, improved credit quality and the benefit accrued to its profit margin from an increase in short-term interest rates. ... Read full article