Minimum capital requirements

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.

Former CUNA economist Bill Hampel has attended the trade group’s Governmental Affairs Conference for decades, but this year he’ll do so as a Wegner Award winner.

Banks may start paying special dividends now that capital levels have improved.

Three Trump administration nominees faced thorough questioning from the Senate Banking Committee, although Democrats reserved much of their fire for the president’s nominee to the Federal Reserve Board.

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles on Friday gave the clearest indication yet of the central bank's intention to recalibrate the regulatory framework for the nation’s largest banks.

Tax reform and other regulatory factors could allow Citigroup — and other banks — to maintain high capital levels and strong rewards for shareholders.

The JPMorgan Chase CEO supports easing regulations on mortgage lending but says other major provisions of Dodd-Frank should remain intact.

A bipartisan Senate alliance working on a bank regulatory relief bill appeared even stronger Tuesday as it worked to minimize changes in the interest of moving the legislative package to the Senate floor.

The new vice chairman of supervision at the Fed said the agency will seek comment on its rules for stress tests, capital and other areas, as well as look at how fintech has impacted the industry.

The president of the St. Louis Fed said that regulators should go back to the pre-Dodd Frank framework for small banks, while warning about changes to the system as fintechs expand their presence.

Andreas Dombret, head of regulation at Germany’s central bank, fears entering “the next stage of … an eternal cycle” of crises as countries begin dialing back regulations.