FDIC Proposes 9 Percent Leverage Ratio as Threshold for Basel III Exemption
In a long-awaited rulemaking, the FDIC today voted to propose that community banks with a leverage capital ratio of at...
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ABA: HOLA Flexibility Proposal Would Help Banks Meet Changing Needs of Customers
The American Bankers Association today called on the OCC to quickly finalize a proposal to implement a new section of...
BAFT Appoints New Chairman of Transaction Global Leaders Group
BAFT, the American Bankers Association’s global transaction banking subsidiary, announced today that Diane Reyes has been appointed the new chairman...
Basel: Decline in Global Correspondent Banking Relationships Accelerates
The number of worldwide correspondent banking relationships continues to decline, according to new figures released today by the Basel, Switzerland-based...
Fed’s 2019 Fees Expected to Rise 2.5 Percent
The Federal Reserve System’s 2019 fee schedules for priced services that go into effect Jan. 1 are expected to be...
ABA Offers Feedback on FHFA’S GSE Capital Proposal
In a comment letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency on Friday, the American Bankers Association offered feedback on a...
Household Debt Continues Climb
Outstanding household debt increased by 1.6 percent in the third quarter of 2018, rising by $219 billion to land at...
McWilliams: Most Community Banks Will See Relief Under Leverage Ratio Proposal
An estimated 80 percent of community banks will be exempt from complex risk-based capital under the yet-to-be-announced community bank leverage...
Basel Updates List of Global SIFIs for 2019
The Basel, Switzerland-based Financial Stability Board today updated its list of global systemically important banks subject to supplemental loss absorbency...
