Thomas Hoenig

Community bankers alarmed after big banks backtrack on faster-payments pricing

04/10/19

In 2016, a big-bank consortium said that it would charge the same prices to all institutions, regardless of their size. But now the group has added a large caveat to that pledge.

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Dodd-Frank is a success story: Progressives, former regulators

07/24/18

Elizabeth Warren, Sheila Bair and other regulatory hawks at a D.C. event hailed the reforms enacted in the wake of the 2008 crisis.

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Will states pick up where feds left off on derivatives regulation?

06/19/18

U.S. officials are letting big banks exploit loopholes in Dodd-Frank rules that were meant to curb excessive risk-taking in derivatives, several academics and former policymakers warned. They urged state attorneys general to take action.

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Small banks will get reg relief. Do they deserve more?

05/10/18

With the regulatory relief bill set to become law soon, some congressional Republicans are already calling for additional rollbacks to the Dodd-Frank Act. There’s one thing they should keep in mind: Community banks had a hand in the crisis too.

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Hoenig steps down from FDIC; Regional banks lose deposit share

04/30/18

Vice chairman set to leave agency on Monday; big regionals are caught in the middle, losing share to both the biggest national banks and community institutions.

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Fed plan to ease capital rules courting disaster: Bair, Hoenig

04/27/18

The outgoing No. 2 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the agency's former chair say the proposed changes would increase the likelihood of another financial crisis.

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FDIC's No. 2 to leave the agency Monday

04/27/18

FDIC Vice Chairman Thomas Hoenig has been a tough critic of risky practices by big banks and a key voice among federal regulators in support of stronger capital requirements.

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Equifax gets new CEO; CEO Cryan committed to Deutsche Bank

03/29/18

Mark Begor, a former long-time GE Capital executive, faces lots of challenges as the credit bureau recovers; CEO dismisses “widespread rumors” that the bank wants to replace him.

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A parting warning from FDIC's Hoenig on big-bank rules

03/28/18

In his last major speech as the agency’s No. 2, Thomas Hoenig said it would be a “serious policy mistake” to relax measures such as the supplementary leverage ratio, but he was more open to regulatory relief in other areas.

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FDIC budget has fallen by nearly half since 2010

12/19/17

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. approved a $2.09 billion budget for 2018, a 3% reduction from 2017, with cuts to receivership funding and nonpermanent staff.

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