FDIC Votes to Approve Joint Agency Capital Simplification Proposal
The FDIC voted this week to approve a final interagency rule that would simplify the complex Basel III regulatory capital calculations for all but the very largest banks.
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Calabria to Seek Congressional Authority as FHFA Eyes End to GSE Conservatorship
Ensuring that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are sufficiently capitalized will be critical for removing the GSEs from conservatorship, FHFA Director Mark Calabria said in a recent Q&A in Politico magazine.
Otting, McWilliams: Agencies Moving Toward More Risk-Based AML Approach
The federal banking agencies plan to reintroduce the examination manual for anti-money laundering/Bank Secrecy Act compliance later this year, Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting told the Senate Banking Committee today.
Fed Report: Bank Capital ‘Well Above Regulatory Requirements’
With Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill next week, the Federal Reserve today released its second report on its regulatory and supervisory activities for banking companies.
OCC Proposes Changes to OREO Regulations
The OCC is issuing a proposal to update its regulations on other real estate owned, or OREO—the first such update to the rules in two decades.
Agencies Seek Comment on Changes to Supplementary Leverage Ratio
The Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC are seeking comments on a joint proposal making changes to the supplementary leverage ratio calculation under the regulatory capital rule.
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.
Large Bank CEOs Raise Concerns About Cybersecurity, Slowing Global Growth
Cybersecurity and the slowing of the global economy are two key issues of concern, the CEOs of the nation’s largest banks told the House Financial Services Committee today.
ABA Presses for an Optional Community Bank Leverage Ratio of 8%
ABA today filed a comment letter on the federal banking agencies’ proposal to set a community bank leverage ratio at 9%.
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.