Rep. McHenry Presses Fed for More Guidance on Libor Transition
House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) wrote to Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles this...
Commercial Lending
FASB to Provide Relief on Libor Transition
As banks prepare to make the transition away from the London Interbank Offer Rate as a benchmark interest rate, the...
International Coalition Releases Guidance on Supply Chain Finance
The Global Supply Chain Finance Forum—which includes BAFT, ABA’s global transaction banking subsidiary—today released a new guidance document on receivables...
4 Characteristics of a FinPartner
SPONSORED CONTENT FROM CHATHAM FINANCIAL By Chris Funck, Product Manager, Chatham Financial Everyone is pitching something. To you,...
Bonus Podcast: Why Leveraged Lending Is a Hot Topic
With leveraged lending-related risk on regulators' minds -- and on the agenda of the House Financial Services Committee tomorrow --...
Quarles to Banks: Begin Transition from Libor Now
In the clearest terms expressed by any regulator to date, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles emphasized that...
Planning for a Post-Libor Future
The transition to alternative reference rates is in full swing. Here are four key steps to plan for life after...
Powell Downplays Financial Stability Risks of Corporate Debt
While corporate debt is at near-record levels and recent growth has been concentrated in riskier segments, "business debt does not...
As Growth Continues, OCC Sees Credit, Liquidity Risk Elevated
Underlying credit and liquidity risks associated with the current point in the economic cycle should be on bankers’ radar screens,...
Leveraged Lending Is Rising, But Bank Exposure Is Limited
The rapid growth is attributable largely to nonbanks. Should this group of loans start underperforming, the risk to the banking...
