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Testifying in front of the Senate Banking Committee, the Federal Reserve Chair said financial stability and market function will both be considered as part of its review of bank capital requirements.

The Federal Home Loan Banks claim that liquidity in-and-of-itself supports affordable housing, while the Federal Housing Finance Agency seems to think the mission should be more directly tethered to housing.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr is set to give his first dedicated remarks on cryptocurrencies this week, and observers are looking for concrete examples of what regulators are going to do next in the volatile sector.

Fifty congressional Democrats urged regulators to propose "strong" climate disclosure regulations in finalized rules that are expected to be released in the coming weeks.

Executives have ramped up initiatives for educating members, staffers and directors on how to gain support from legislators.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg said that the rise of hybrid and remote work, alongside rising interest rates, could be creating lingering risk in the maturity of some bank loans.

Banks, flush with money to lend, will keep upward pressure on inflation in 2023 and perhaps several more years as they lend out their bloated reserve balances.

In a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee urge the central bank to be mindful of tailoring rules in its ongoing "holistic" capital review.

In brief remarks about the Federal Reserve's handling of COVID-19 crises, the governor said the central bank's asset-buying program is taking longer to unwind than its emergency lending facilities.

The measure prohibits government contracts with companies deemed to be "boycotting" the fossil fuel, firearm, timber, mining, and agriculture industries.

A New York Fed study finds that the Community Reinvestment Act does nothing to extend credit to lower-income areas, but it's unclear whether regulators' current reform effort could change that.

Nonbanks that refer to "deposits" and "APY" interest payments are drawing scrutiny from regulators, and some observers say Congress needs to clarify what nonbanks can say about their interest-bearing offerings.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency head has said: "The status quo is not acceptable." She could not be more correct.

Democrats on the Banking Committee, led by Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, say the peer-to-peer payments network's customer reimbursement and anti-money-laundering policies need more thorough scrutiny.

President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the World Bank said there's sufficient scientific evidence that burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change, seeking to address criticism about the lender's commitment to the issue under its outgoing chief.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco confirmed Thursday night that Silvergate Bank has "fully repaid" the $4.3 billion it was lent in advances late last year. The bank had said in a regulatory filing that repaying the advances "could result in ... the bank being less than well-capitalized."

Sens. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said that the bill would address some concerns from various regulators, but will steer clear of addressing access to Federal Reserve master accounts.

The Ohio-based bank concentrated most of its lending branches in majority-white neighborhoods and did nothing to compensate for its lack of physical presence, the DOJ claims.

The legislation cleared the panel Tuesday night, but Democratic misgivings mean it faces an uphill climb in the Senate.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning that excessive fees can chip away at the cash sent to the most vulnerable consumers who opt to receive Social Security and other public benefits via prepaid cards.