Financial institutions

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced Friday that 84 foreign banks with limited U.S. operations will be able to file more condensed resolution plans, decreasing the administrative burden and cost.

The federal agency expressed skepticism about industry-developed standards Thursday, suggesting that there is currently no way to enforce the rules or punish bad actors.

Regulators need to start paying attention to "denial-of-system" attacks as one of the triggers that could bring down a systemically important institution.

With its very survival at stake, the San Francisco-based marketplace lender is balancing key priorities that are sometimes in conflict with each other.

With Democrats already opposing a bill by Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, to roll back Dodd-Frank, his chances of long-term success depend on support by Donald Trump. The two met to discuss the plan on Tuesday.

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling R-Texas, is set Tuesday to unveil an ambitious plan to revamp the Dodd-Frank Act and replace it with a capital-based alternative during a speech in New York.

In a pair of proposals approved by the Federal Reserve Board Friday afternoon, the Federal Reserve signaled to the insurance industry that it knows the difference between them and banks. But the devil may still be lurking in the details.

In an initial regulatory move released by the Federal Reserve Friday, the central bank was emphatic about distinguishing between the capital and liquidity risks posed by insurance activities versus the riskier ones that firms may be engaged in.

The Federal Reserve has announced the schedule for releasing the results of the 2016 stress tests of the largest U.S. banks.

Federal Reserve Govs. Jerome Powell and Daniel Tarullo Thursday said they expect banks to have to meet significantly higher capital minimums after the central bank applies its capital surcharge rule for large globally risky banks to its stress test. That difference could significantly cost banks.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo said Thursday that he anticipates the agency will eliminate the qualitative requirements in the annual stress testing program for most midsize banks as early as next year.

While existing state laws show that payday lending curbs lead to positive outcomes, those laws will still benefit from a strong Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule.

The idea that restricted access to loans for poor-credit borrowers is unequivocally a bad thing is based on industry talking points that don't stand up to real-world scrutiny.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve will vote next week on whether to publish a blueprint for capital requirements for insurance firms under its supervision and insurance companies designated as systemically risky.

The Federal Reserve has been conducting annual stress tests on the biggest banks' liquidity since 2012 — tests the banks largely support. But as the Fed advances new liquidity rules, they're starting to question why more rules are necessary.

Well before the mobile payments explosion, incumbents were already focused on how to respond to nonbanks "piggybacking" on banks' payments infrastructure. As the consultant behind a 1994 banking industry report on the threat put it, "there is no time for delay."

TCF Financial in Minnesota has launched a set of products targeting low-income customers. The company, which has closed a fifth of its branches in recent years, hopes underbanked clients will boost traffic at its remaining locations.

As a top Republican lawmaker nears the release of a plan aimed at rolling back and replacing the Dodd-Frank Act, bankers are being cautious about offering any support, fearing it may open the door to changes they oppose.