Reaction to Brown-Vitter TBTF Bill; Capital One Settles Over Loan Lo...

Receiving Wide Coverage ... Brown-Vitter TBTF Bill: Sens. Sherrod Brown and David Vitter formally unveiled their TBTF bill - or the pointedly named Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act - Wednesday. Key components include a 15% capital requirement for banks with more than $500 billion in assets. Regional banks would be required to meet an 8% capital requirement while community banks would be exempt from the proposal. The bill, if passed, would also impose restrictions on...