Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve
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Sen. Pat Toomey, who is retiring from his post as the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, attached a provision to the bill that would force the Fed to disclose account holders and applicants.
December 9 -
A group of Hispanic lawmakers urged the Federal Reserve to appoint its first-ever Latino as a regional president after recent searches for the top roles at three other district banks resulted in the hiring of non-Latino candidates.
December 8 -
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants an accounting from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and other top bank watchdogs on the links that major lenders have with the crypto industry following FTX's spectacular collapse.
December 8 -
The Federal Reserve terminated a 2016 agreement with the Industrial Bank of Korea and its New York branch for processing more than $1 billion in sanction-violating transactions.
December 7 -
Banks are starting to have a tougher time obtaining funds in the financial system as the Federal Reserve shrinks its balance sheet and hikes interest rates, leaving analysts searching for any signs that the strains are approaching the magnitude of past credit crunches.
December 6 -
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors said it only needs to disclose records about its decision making process, but Custodia says the central bank is playing by its own rules.
December 5 -
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors voted 6-1 to seek public comment on a new regulatory framework for climate-related financial risks. The requirements would add to existing risk management standards.
December 2 -
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said his "holistic" review of capital standards is still underway, but noted the benefits of stronger requirements in a speech Thursday.
December 1 -
The Federal Reserve's campaign to tighten financial conditions has resulted in notably increased borrowing by U.S. banks at the central bank's discount window, normally a last-resort funding source.
December 1 -
University of Chicago economist Austan Goolsbee previously served as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers during the Obama administration.
December 1 -
Dianne Dobbeck, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's supervision group, said the banking system is sound, but potentially destabilizing risks must be monitored and addressed.
December 1 -
Revelations about the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX's inroads into the banking system raise important questions about how limited the crypto crash really is.
November 29 -
John Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, praised the Fed's new guidelines for granting fintechs and other nonbanks access to the payment system. He also echoed calls for new rules to govern stablecoins and cryptocurrencies.
November 28 -
As the central bank considers publishing a list of account holders and applicants, parties on both sides of the industry would like it to go even further.
November 23 -
Federal Reserve officials at their meeting earlier this month concluded it would soon be appropriate to slow the pace of rate increases, signaling the central bank was leaning toward downshifting to a 50-basis-point hike in December.
November 23 -
Citi was the only bank cited in the agencies' biennial review of living wills for the eight largest U.S. banks.
November 23 -
Our current high inflation rates and the recession that is probably facing the economy in 2023 have the fingerprints of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell all over them.
November 23 -
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While rising rates buoy revenue for the country's largest banks, in the short term they also force them to write down the value of assets they hold on their balance sheet, exacerbating a capital squeeze that's prompted most of them to halt buybacks.
November 17 -
North Carolina Republican Patrick McHenry — who's in line to lead the House Financial Services Committee after the GOP won control of the chamber in the midterm elections — has called for the Fed to stay focused on controlling inflation. Democrats, who retained the Senate, have begun to voice concerns that higher borrowing costs will hurt jobs and potentially cause a recession.
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