In a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen yesterday, Sens. Mike Crapo (R- Idaho) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) called for regulators to provide simpler capital rules and reporting requirements for community banks through the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reductions Act process, a decennial review now winding down. The lawmakers encouraged the Fed to reconsider the necessity of having four minimum capital requirements, the capital conservation buffer and the complex definition of tier 1 capital. They also raised concerns about the increased time required to complete the quarterly Call Reports.
Treasury official outlines principles for Bank Secrecy Act modernization
The Treasury Department is exploring ways to streamline the filing process for suspicious activity reports and currency transaction reports as part of a broader effort to modernize BSA enforcement, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Michael Faulkender said.