Banking Politics & Policy News
American Banker's Politics & Policy coverage delivers news and analysis on how legislative action, federal agency rulemaking, regulatory politics, and public policy debates shape banking strategy, risk, competition, and compliance. Coverage explores congressional priorities, executive branch initiatives, regulatory agency actions, and the political forces that shape and impact the operating environment for financial institutions, payments companies, fintechs and distributed finance companies.
Bank leaders must navigate a dynamic policy environment where congressional action, regulatory priorities, and political forces influence capital standards, supervisory expectations, digital asset frameworks, deposit insurance, consumer rules, and competitive dynamics.
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Apparently thinking he was speaking to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Powell is seen in a video broadcast on Russian TV answering questions on topics ranging from the outlook for inflation to the Russian central bank.
April 27
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A cultural shift at the Federal Reserve aimed at making the supervisory process more transparent may have also contributed to the central bank's failure to detect and remediate excessive risk at Silicon Valley Bank, whose failure last month roiled the banking industry.
April 27
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Financial regulation scholar Mark Flannery said in a new research paper that small banks would be more likely to be negatively impacted.
April 27
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On Friday, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr will share findings from his review of the supervision of Silicon Valley Bank before its failure last month.
April 26
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Her statement calls out "a fundamental misunderstanding about the fees" following concerns expressed by two congressmen and others about their impacts.
April 26
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A resolution calling for the San Francisco-based bank to adopt and disclose a formal policy supporting collective bargaining rights failed to receive a majority of shareholder votes at the company's annual meeting.
April 25
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr had promised to share findings from his review of the Fed's oversight efforts for the failed bank by May 1.
April 25
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In the year of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations, it's worth looking back at the long road the U.S. dollar took to global dominance, and the lessons we can learn from it.
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As stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies enter the mainstream, lawmakers in Illinois have imposed a new transaction tax on digital assets. It will raise costs for everyday consumers and drive away businesses.
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Yes, banks' capital burden will decline, leaving more potential funds available for lending. But the big question is which banks will find a way to deploy those funds to generate meaningful returns.
