stress tests

Unfinished business: 8 reg-relief items on agencies' docket

08/01/19

The regulators have yet to complete rules on regional bank supervision, community bank capital and other provisions meant to ease institutions' burden.

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GOP senators pressure banking agencies for more reg relief

07/30/19

Among other things, the letter asked the regulators to ease requirements for a new community bank leverage ratio and analyze the impact of the pending CECL accounting change.

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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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Fed officials differ on stress tests?; Deutsche's golden parachutes

07/10/19

Powell sees need to "keep firms on their toes" while Quarles wants easier tests; €52 million paid to leaving execs nears total paid to board.

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Simplified stress test metric will be ready by 2020: Fed’s Quarles

07/09/19

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

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Core-banking crossroads, leaner Capital One, defending CECL: Top stories of the week

07/05/19

Questioning whether core-banking technology is nearing a 'big shake-up'; Capital One keeps closing branches, even as rivals open them; FASB chair defends CECL, saying 'the benefits justify the cost'; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Banks rush to boost shareholder payouts after stress test results

06/28/19

Some large banks, including Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, will increase dividends and stock repurchases by double digits.

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Stress test results, BNY Mellon's digital play, bank reputations: Top stories of the week

06/28/19

Banks clear both rounds of stress tests (though two of them needed a do-over); BNY Mellon goes all-in on digital; bank industry struggles to stop slide in latest reputation survey; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Which fintechs are best positioned to handle a recession?

06/28/19

In a downturn, some fintechs, such as independent lenders, will be more vulnerable to economic forces than those working to service banks' regulatory needs.

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The second round of stress tests; State Street settles with SEC

06/28/19

The results clear the way for bigger dividends and stock buybacks at big banks; State Street agreed to pay $88 million to settle claims it overcharged clients.

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