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In her first public appearance as a member of the Federal Reserve Board, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman today encouraged bankers to keep the lines of communication open with the regulatory agencies, emphasizing that “clear communication can help us all do our jobs better.”
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McWilliams Discusses Banks’ Critical Role in U.S. Economy, Supervision
In a deeply personal speech at a Florida Bankers Association event last night, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams offered her perspectives on the U.S. financial system and how having an appropriately tailored regulatory framework enables banks to help their customers live the American dream.
Read More »ABA Supports Proposals to Tailor Regulatory Framework for Regional Banks
The American Bankers Association today offered its support for two proposals designed to tailor enhanced prudential standards for banking firms with $100 billion or more in assets.
Read More »ABA Seeks Stress Test Relief for ‘Category IV’ Regional Banks
In a letter to Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles in late December, the American Bankers Association urged the Fed to issue an interim final rule providing relief from the 2019 stress testing cycle for smaller regional institutions (“Category IV banks”).
Read More »Podcast: The Bank M&A Outlook for 2019
Key regulatory changes and business trends will drive bank mergers and acquisitions in 2019, two top bank deal lawyers say on the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast.
Read More »A Wind in the Sales? 2019 M&A Outlook
Look for 2019 bank mergers to be driven by large deals in metro markets, smaller banks on the buy side and de novo groups acquiring rural banks.
Read More »Nichols Outlines 2019 Policy Goals on Bloomberg
In a live interview on Bloomberg today, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols outlined three key policy priorities that ABA is looking to in 2019.
Read More »Agencies Issue Second Update on Exam Modernization Effort
As part of an ongoing review of the safety and soundness exam process, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council today issued a second update on progress made to date.
Read More »Fed Proposes Tailored Supervisory Approach for Largest Banks
The Federal Reserve today issued its highly anticipated proposed framework for applying enhanced prudential standards to banking firms with $100 billion or more in assets, as required by S. 2155, the regulatory reform law.
Read More »Senators Urge Further Regulatory Tailoring for Banks Over $100B
In a letter to Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles today, six Republican senators called on the Fed to more closely tailor regulations for banks with more than $100 billion in assets.
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