FDIC Proposes Tailoring ‘Living Will’ Requirements for Large Banks
The FDIC today sought public feedback on potential changes to its resolution planning framework for financial companies’ bank subsidiaries with over $50 billion in assets.
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Fed Proposes Tailored Living Wills, Foreign Bank Capital Framework
The Federal Reserve today proposed several changes to its resolution planning framework for large banking companies, as well as to the regulatory capital requirements for U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations.
Regulators Clear Living Wills for Regional, Card Banks
The FDIC and the Federal Reserve announced today that they have reviewed resolution plans submitted in 2017 by 14 regional and credit card banks and did not identify any shortcomings.
McWilliams: FDIC Considering Multiple Changes to Resolution Planning
Commenting on the current state of large bank resolution planning at an industry event today, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams today said that the FDIC is considering several policy changes to “strengthen and streamline” the large bank resolution planning process.
Agencies to Determine ‘Living Will’ Requirements for Regional Banks
As they implement S. 2155, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC today said that they are beginning the process of determining which financial firms with assets of less than $250 billion will be subject to the requirement to submit resolution plans, also known as living wills.
Fed, FDIC Seek Comment on Living Will Guidance for GSIBs
The Federal Reserve and the FDIC today requested comments on proposed guidance for the eight global systemically important banks participating in the agencies’ program for resolution plan, commonly called “living wills.”
Quarles: Agencies to Revisit Guidance on Liquidity, Resolution Planning
In remarks at a Harvard Law School event today, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles signaled that the Fed and the FDIC will revisit the capital and liquidity requirements in place for the largest U.S. and foreign firms and will seek public input on current “living will” guidance.
Quarles Lays Out Opportunities for Further Regulatory Tailoring
Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee this morning, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles outlined several ways in which the Fed has already or is in the process of tailoring the post-crisis regulatory framework to promote efficiency, transparency and simplicity.
ABA Supports Biennial ‘Living Will’ Submission Process
In a letter to FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg and Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles today, ABA encouraged regulators to extend the filing date for upcoming resolution plan — or “living will” — submissions and to consider moving to a biennial schedule generally for banks that are required to submit resolution plans under the Dodd-Frank Act.
House Passes ABA-Backed ‘Living Will’ Reform Bill
The House today voted unanimously to pass the American Bankers Association-supported H.R. 4292, which would extend the submission cycle for large bank resolution plans — also known as “living wills” — to once every two years and require timely regulator feedback.