Fed's First Step in Banking Reforms: Reviewing Distorted Capital Requirements

Regulators move to roll back financial crisis-era rules to boost economy

Big banks may soon have to hold less cash to cover emergencies after U.S. regulators voted to advance a proposal that would roll back a financial crisis rule.

Elizabeth Warren Blasts Regulators’ Potential Bank Leverage-Rule Changes

US Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized potential reforms to a key bank capital buffer ahead of regulators’ meetings this week, saying the rule is a “critical safeguard” that promotes financial stability.

Hoover Convenes Financial Regulation Scholars, Industry Leaders, and Regulators to Discuss the Rise of Non-bank Lending

The Hoover Institution’s Banks and Beyond conference brought together scholars, industry leaders, and regulators to grapple with the question: What happens when lending, payments, and risk taking migrate from tightly supervised banks to lightly regulated non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs)? Over the course of two days, the program featured two keynote addresses, a high-level panel discussion, and five research papers that painted a vivid p…

Fed's First Step in Banking Reforms: Reviewing Distorted Capital Requirements

The Federal Reserve is initiating a review of bank leverage rules as part of a broader reform to address 'distorted' bank capital requirements. Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman highlighted a Wednesday meeting as the starting point, with future changes likely targeting large and regional banks' capital rules.

Fed's Bowman Eyes Broad Set of Bank Capital Reforms

Fed’s Bowman eyes broad set of bank capital reforms

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve’s top regulatory official said on Monday that an upcoming rewrite of bank leverage rules is just a “first step” in reviewing “distorted” bank capital requirements. Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said an upcoming meeting Wednesday to revisit bank leverage requirements is an initial foray in a broader set of reforms to ease bank capital requirements. Additional changes cou…