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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan repeated her call for the U.S. central bank to lower interest rates at a careful pace as the economic environment remains uncertain.
October 21 -
Federal Reserve Board Gov. Christopher Waller argued that while decentralized finance technologies can reduce reliance on intermediaries and enhance efficiency, they ultimately pair well with centralized finance.
October 18 -
The Bank Policy Institute and The Clearing House filed a motion to join the central bank's defense of Regulation II.
October 16 -
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago president stuck by his view that the U.S. central bank has moved past its singular focus on price pressures.
October 10 -
In an exclusive poll, 44% of American Banker readers backed former President Donald Trump's bid for the presidency but thought that current Vice President Kamala Harris had a better shot at winning.
October 10 -
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson discussed the history of the central bank's last-resort lending facility. He characterized the Fed's latest outreach as part of a century-long effort to fine-tune the discount window.
October 9 -
Europe's top finance ministers are questioning the U.S.'s commitment to the global capital standards. The mistrust could have consequences for international regulatory efforts.
October 8 -
The Federal Reserve and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moderately increased the minimum prices at which the Truth in Lending Act applies to loans and leases.
October 4 -
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been so underfunded, for so long, that it has been forced to propose cuts to the vital Current Population Survey, which tracks the unemployment rate. Congress cannot allow that to happen.
October 4 -
The Federal Reserve issued two enforcement actions, one against a bank in Montana, the other against a former information technology employee in Wyoming.
October 3 -
The Federal Reserve has lifted a 2013 order relating to anti-money-laundering compliance issues, including in the megabank's now-defunct Banamex USA unit.
October 1 -
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook called for weighing the costs and benefits of artificial intelligence, and flagged bias and fraud as areas of concern.
October 1 -
The new real-time payments system is being optimized for speed, not necessarily security, requiring the banks participating in the program to exercise a heightened level of vigilance.
October 1 -
The peak level of daylight overdrafts has diverged from the average level, which is usually a warning sign of reserve scarcity. This time it may be different.
October 1 -
Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman said a lack of banking experience among regulatory officials has led to unintended consequences. She flagged mergers, fintech partnerships and liquidity proposals as prime examples.
September 24 -
After cutting rates 50 basis points in September, the Federal Open Market Committee meets after Election Day to determine monetary policy. Gary Pzegeo, head of fixed income at CIBC Private Wealth U.S., provides his take on the latest move.
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While other Washington regulators revise their approaches to merger reviews, the Federal Reserve has made no official change to its framework. The $35 billion merger could demonstrate just how differently the central bank is approaching the issue — if at all.
September 23 -
This week, Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman cast the first dissenting vote at an FOMC meeting in years. On Friday, she explained why the economic data she's seen didn't convince her of the need to cut rates as much as her fellow governors thought.
September 20 -
President Joe Biden, in a speech emphasizing the progress made on the economy during his administration, said he has never called Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during his time as president.
September 19 -
Policymakers signaled more reductions lie ahead, a development that could curb lenders' net interest income in the near term but support economic growth and credit quality.
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