Financial Stability Board Updates List of Global SIFIs
The Basel, Switzerland-based Financial Stability Board today updated its list of global systemically important banks subject to supplemental loss absorbency requirements.
The Basel, Switzerland-based Financial Stability Board today updated its list of global systemically important banks subject to supplemental loss absorbency requirements.
The American Bankers Association joined three other financial trade associations in a comment letter to the FDIC, Federal Reserve and OCC last week seeking additional clarity on the recently issued final rules tailoring the application of enhanced prudential standards and applying capital and standardized liquidity requirements.
ABA today wrote to the heads of the Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC requesting clarity on the effective date of recently finalized final rules on the tailoring of capital and liquidity standards.
The OCC is finalizing the first changes in two decades to its regulations on other real estate owned, or OREO.
The global financial system is resilient, with large banks much better capitalized, less leveraged and more liquid, according to the Financial Stability Board’s report on post-crisis reforms issued today.
The FDIC today approved a final rule allowing community banks with a leverage capital ratio of at least 9% to be considered in compliance with Basel III capital requirements and exempt from the complex Basel Calculation.
The FDIC today approved a joint final rule with the OCC and the Federal Reserve that would allow banks to adopt early the relief provisions included in the recently finalized capital simplification rule.
The Federal Reserve today proposed to establish risk-based capital requirements for the eight depository institution holding companies it oversees that are significantly engaged in insurance activities.
The Federal Reserve is considering further refinements to its stress capital buffer proposal in response to industry calls for greater simplification, Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles said in a speech today.