The federal banking regulators today issued long-expected guidance on the methodology banks can use to deduct investments from tier 1 capital under the Volcker Rule and the Basel III regulatory capital rule. Noting that the deduction of investments in certain Volcker-covered funds could overlap with that under the regulatory capital rule, the agency guidance is intended to clarify the interaction of the two and provide a deduction methodology that will avoid double deductions.
Fed’s Waller seeking ‘middle lane’ on ‘skinny’ master accounts
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller provided an update on the feedback the Fed received about a proposal to create “skinny” accounts for payment services, acknowledging that banks and financial technology firms want conflicting things from the proposed service.









