FSB Report Highlights Challenges of Decentralized Technologies
While decentralized financial technologies—such as distributed ledgers or online peer-to-peer platforms—can benefit the financial system, they are also likely to ...
Tag: Financial stability
Climate-Related Disclosures Task Force Issues 2019 Status Update
The Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures found that 78% of companies it reviewed disclosed at least some climate-related information in ...
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 -- ...
Fed Survey: Unbanked Share of Americans at 6%
Sixty-one percent (up 11 points from 2013) said they could cover a $400 emergency expense in cash, a benchmark often ...
FSB Seeks Input on ‘Too Big To Fail’ Reforms
The Basel, Switzerland-based Financial Stability Board is seeking feedback from industry stakeholders on the post-crisis regulatory reforms for “too big ...
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 ...
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 ...
Quarles Downplays Leveraged Lending Risks to Banks
In the wake of the Federal Reserve’s biennial financial stability report released yesterday, which flagged leveraged loans as a risk ...
Fed Flags Potential Vulnerabilities from High Business Debt, Leveraged Lending
Credit standards for leveraged loans continued to deteriorate in recent months, with the share of newly issued large loans to ...
Fed Seeks Comment on Reg EE Coverage Expansion
As part of its efforts to monitor and maintain financial stability, the Federal Reserve is proposing to include new categories ...
