The FDIC released guidance today with steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Massachusetts affected by severe storms and flooding. The agency encouraged banks in affected areas to work constructively with borrowers experiencing difficulties due to the severe weather, including extending repayment terms, restructuring existing loans or easing terms for new loans. The agency also said it would consider relief from certain filing and publishing requirements.
House subcommittee explores right-sizing bank capital requirements
Republican subcommittee members called for a “right-sized” framework that doesn’t overly burden smaller institutions and one Democratic leader promised a “fight” against reducing current requirements.
