Economy
Senate Confirms Powell as Next Fed Chairman
The Senate this evening voted to confirm Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell as chairman of the Fed
Additional Announcements of Post-Tax Reform Bank Actions
More announcements of bank actions in response to the tax reform bill -- including wage increases, bonuses, community investments and...
ABA Supports Fed’s Stress Test Transparency Proposal, Recommends Further Changes
Recent proposals by the Federal Reserve that together attempt to bring more transparency to stress testing exercises mark an “important...
Republican Senators to Trump: Treat FSB Standards as Advisory
A group of six Republican senators led by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote to President Trump yesterday calling on him...
Bank Economists: Economic Growth to Continue, Supported by Tax Reform Boost
The U.S. economy will continue to expand through 2019, resulting in the longest economic expansion since World War II, the...
OCC Identifies Credit, Operational Risk as Top Supervisory Priorities
As banks continue to face competitive pressures in their markets, the OCC is focusing on credit, operational and compliance risk...
