Minimum capital requirements

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the agency has its hand full between proposals on liquidity and capital requirements and additional mandates made by the recently enacted regulatory relief law.

The agency proposed new minimum capital requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that would only go into effect if the government ends its conservatorships.

The bank's $17 billion investment in growth businesses is not seen as a game changer; Synchrony working with retail partners to make credit decisions on the fly.

The agency will release the results of the Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test on June 21 and the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review on June 28.

In the continued absence of legislation, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator announced work on a new capital framework.

Commenters will have more time to weigh in on the plan, by the Fed and OCC, that has triggered divisions among the federal regulators.

A pair of nominees to the Federal Reserve Board vowed Tuesday to protect the independence of the agency if confirmed, but avoided taking hard stances on pending regulatory issues.

The Fed and FDIC are at odds over how proposed changes to the supplemental leverage ratio would change megabanks’ capital levels. Here's why both estimates are right but misleading.

The Federal Reserve’s top regulator says proposed capital changes make system safer while overall capital levels are unchanged.

The outgoing No. 2 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the agency's former chair say the proposed changes would increase the likelihood of another financial crisis.

FDIC Vice Chairman Thomas Hoenig has been a tough critic of risky practices by big banks and a key voice among federal regulators in support of stronger capital requirements.

All 12 directors win nearly 90% of the vote, as does longtime auditor KPMG; Mulvaney says records haven’t been vetted by the agency and shouldn’t be released.

The international standards-setting body is weathering the infatuation with isolationism in the U.S. and elsewhere better than expected.

Bank’s earnings report notes possible $1 billion in fines; loan-loss accounting rule will be rolled out over three years.

During earnings calls, bankers praised regulators' latest efforts to modify capital rules. JPMorgan Chase CFO Marianne Lake, meanwhile, called on policymakers to focus on overhauling the G-SIB surcharge.

Bank regulators propose to allow banks to phase in capital treatment of credit losses over three years.

Over the past week, regulators have proposed the most substantial changes to capital requirements for the largest banks in years, but the most startling thing was how unremarkable they were.

Banks that spent years lobbying against billions of dollars of new capital requirements are being rewarded for their efforts.

Two groups have announced plans to open banks in the state, and several others have had talks with regulators. Is there room for more?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell largely hewed close to his predecessor's positions in his first congressional testimony as the top central banker, but also signaled important changes when it came to paying banks interest on reserves and other topics.