Minimum capital requirements

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has sent a draft proposal to revise the supplemental leverage ratio to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs as a first step toward revising the leverage rule.

In her first speech since being confirmed as the Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision, Michelle Bowman outlined a set of ambitious pursuits that would overhaul bank regulation and examination.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood signals rollback of key safeguards like the supplemental leverage ratio, aligning with administration's push to ease bank capital demands and spur credit.

Despite its commitment to change its stress testing program, the Federal Reserve is defending its current practices in court. That argument raises thorny legal questions about whether stress tests are more like rules or adjudications.

After building capital for years in anticipation of higher requirements, banks now face a lighter regulatory outlook under President Trump. But experts don't expect capital levels to come down quickly.

The Federal Reserve proposed a rule to average individual banks' stress test results over two years, a measure the central bank says would reduce volatility in bank capital requirements from year to year.

The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency took a measured approach to developing the international capital standards, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

During congressional testimony, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he supports changes to the supplemental leverage ratio to make it easier for banks to intermediate the Treasury market.

Known as a pragmatic moderate before arriving at the Fed, Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr is now synonymous with an aggressive and divisive approach to bank regulation. Can he still accomplish his goals under President Trump?

The revised edition of the Basel III endgame capital rules has been stuck in limbo at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board of directors. The issue there seems to be about the process of reproposal — but the process dictates the substance of the rule.

The new chair of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision called for member nations to finish the job of implementing post-financial crisis regulations. He also warned them not to put economic goals over safety considerations.

Nellie Liang urges regulators to consider adjusting leverage rules to boost liquidity during stress periods, including leaving central bank reserves out of supplemental leverage ratio calculations.

Large banks welcomed regulators' proposed changes to last year's controversial reform package, but remain skeptical about the need for more capital.

In his reset of the Basel III endgame proposal outlined Tuesday, Federal Reserve Vice Chair of Supervision Michael Barr deemphasized the connection between last year's bank failures and raising capital. That makes a world of sense.

After months of anticipation, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr is set to lay out the path forward for the interagency regulatory capital reform effort known as the Basel III endgame on Tuesday.

The Federal Reserve finalized its capital requirements for large banks Wednesday based on June's stress test outcomes.

The Federal Reserve attributes the uptick in simulated losses in this year's stress test examination to heightened risks on bank balance sheets and higher expense levels. Credit cards and corporate lending were top areas of concern for the central bank.

JPMorgan Chase dropped one rung on the Financial Stability Board’s annual rankings of systemically important banks to sit alongside Citigroup and HSBC Holdings as one of the world’s three most important banks.

Under a rule issued in March, banks will build an additional capital cushion that is determined by their performance in the annual tests.

Lawmakers don't appear ready to relax requirements yet, but they may do so in future legislation in hopes of spurring more bank lending.