The Federal Reserve and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today reopened the public comment period on the Fed’s 2011 proposal regarding funds availability under Regulation CC.

In a long-awaited rulemaking, the FDIC today voted to propose that community banks with a leverage capital ratio of at least 9 percent may be automatically considered in compliance with Basel III capital requirements and exempt from the complex Basel calculations.

The number of worldwide correspondent banking relationships continues to decline, according to new figures released today by the Basel, Switzerland-based Financial Stability Board.

The Basel, Switzerland-based Financial Stability Board today updated its list of global systemically important banks subject to supplemental loss absorbency requirements.

Noting that economic indicators are exceptionally positive, the Treasury’s Office of Financial Research flagged market risk, credit risk and cybersecurity as high or moderate concerns in its annual financial stability report today.

Ensuring our employees are passionately engaged in the mission of banking is the best way we can help our communities thrive.

The Federal Reserve is watching growth in the leveraged loan sector with an eye to its systemic implications, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles told the Senate Banking Committee today.

The FDIC is seeking public feedback on the steps it can take to encourage FDIC-supervised banks to offer small-dollar credit products to meet the needs of consumers, the agency announced today.

With less than a week before comments are due on the OCC’s August advance notice of proposed rulemaking on the Community Reinvestment Act, ABA VP Krista Shonk follows up an earlier podcast interview with tips on how to complete a comment letter and key points ABA will be making in its own letter.

To continue U.S. progress toward faster payments, ABA and several other leading organizations and institutions in the payments industry today launched the Faster Payments Council.