Podcast: Making the move from a stock bank to a mutual
After spending more than a quarter century in de novo commercial banks, Dave Hanrahan made a career move to a mutual savings bank, and he hasn’t looked back.
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Basel tweaks proposed cryptoasset treatment, adopts certain ABA recommendations
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision today issued its second consultation on the regulatory treatment of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies.
Fed stress tests confirm banks could continue lending during a ‘severe recession’
Large banks continued to maintain strong capital levels under a hypothetical severe global recession and substantial stress in commercial real estate and corporate debt markets, according to the results of Dodd-Frank Act-mandated stress tests, the Federal Reserve said yesterday.
Barr: Fed’s authority ‘Narrow, limited’ regarding transition to low-carbon economy
Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, Michael Barr—President Biden’s nominee to serve as Federal Reserve vice chairman for supervision—said that the “Fed’s authorities are quite limited [and] narrow” with regard to accelerating the transition to a lower carbon economy.
ABA and banking groups ask Treasury for flexibility in scheduling ECIP closing dates
The American Bankers Association and several trade groups sent a joint letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, once again urging the agency to revise its regulatory treatment of Emergency Capital Investment Program investments.
ABA, BPI urge SEC to consult Fed on share repurchase disclosure modernization
The American Bankers Association and the Bank Policy Institute filed a comment letter on two proposals issued recently by the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning insider trading and share repurchase disclosure modernization.
Tester: Libor Fix Legislation Is in Must-Pass Spending Bill
A bipartisan, ABA-advocated bill to address “tough legacy” Libor contracts is included in the omnibus spending bill that Congress is expected to pass in the coming days, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said at the ABA Washington Summit today.
FHFA Finalizes Changes to Regulatory Capital Framework for Fannie, Freddie
The Federal Housing Finance Agency today finalized changes to the prescribed leverage buffer amount and the capital treatment of risk transfers under enterprise regulatory capital framework for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Federal Reserve Issues 2022 Stress Test Scenarios
The Federal Reserve today released the hypothetical economic and financial market scenarios that it will use in the next round of stress tests for the nation’s largest financial institutions. This year’s stress tests will evaluate 34 large banks.
ABA, Groups Seek Changes to Support Sub S, Mutual Banks Receiving ECIP Investments
With the Treasury Department investing $8.7 billion in community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions through its Emergency Capital Investment Program, ABA and several other trade groups this week urged the Federal Reserve to revise quickly its regulatory treatment of ECIP investments to support the program’s success.