HVCRE: The Continuing Saga of Lenders
On March 6, the House Financial Services Committee held its semi-annual hearing on the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy Report, and heard testimony from the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell a day after the Republican...more
On January 24, 2023, Members of the European Parliament voted to adopt reforms to banking rules and implement the international Basel III agreement (Basel III). One of the objectives of Basel III is to enhance focus on ESG...more
CRR: Commission Implementing Regulation containing ITS on reporting requirements for market risk Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/453 containing implementing technical standards (ITS) on specific reporting...more
COVID-19: PRA letter to credit unions and direction modifying minimum provisioning requirements - On 8 April 2020, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a letter to directors, staff members and volunteers of...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published an overview report on the Pillar 2 supervisory review process and on the different practices that regulators and legislators in Basel member jurisdictions have adopted...more
FHFA Announces Increase in Maximum Conforming Loan Limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2017 - On November 23, 2016, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced an increase in the maximum conforming loan...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the “Basel Committee”) published an updated version of the “Basel III Document – Revisions to the securitisation framework” on 11 July 2016 (the “Amended Securitisation...more
On December 5, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Committee) published separate reports assessing the implementation of the Basel III capital framework in the United States and the European Union. The Committee...more
On September 11, the BCBS issued a report and an accompanying press release, which summarized the aggregate results of the latest Basel III monitoring exercise, using data as of December 31, 2013. The report covers analysis...more
Many community bankers have looked surprised at the “internationalization” of our banking rules. Standards coming out of the Basel Committee, particularly the Basel III Capital Rules, do not seem to fit community banks. The...more
On April 15, 2013, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the “Basel Committee”) issued final rules (the “Final Rules”) concerning the supervisory framework for measuring and controlling large exposures, setting tighter...more