HVCRE: The Continuing Saga of Lenders
On July 27, 2023, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment on a proposal (the Proposal) to implement the final components of the Basel III Capital Accords, often...more
The Federal Reserve has announced that its FedNowSM Service, a new interbank settlement service with clearing functionality to support instant payments, went live on July 20 with 35 early-adopting banks and credit unions. The...more
After a lengthy “holistic” review and a spring banking crisis, US bank capital requirements finally face overhaul. On July 10, 2023, US Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr delivered a...more
The EU has surged ahead of the UK and the US in implementing the Basel III standards. The EU Banking Package has been reviewed by the Council of the EU and is now expected to be negotiated with the European Parliament, ahead...more
The updated Basel III framework is the principal response of the Basel Committee to the global financial crisis. The updated framework makes wide-ranging changes to the perceived shortcomings of the previous regime. Although...more
The Financial Stability Board has published its final report on the impact of financial regulatory reforms on the provision of financing to small- and medium-sized enterprises. The report follows the FSB’s consultation in...more
The European Banking Authority has published several documents setting out its advice to the European Commission on the impact and implementation in the EU of the Basel III 2017 reforms. On December 7, 2017, the Basel...more
The Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced their joint support for the finalization by the Basel Committee of the “Basel III” agreement on...more
Eric D. Lemont wrote the article, "Congress Introduces Bill to Clarify HVCRE Loans," which discusses proposed amendments to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Specifically, Mr. Lemont describes how the proposed legislation...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 March 2, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published its report of its ninth Basel III monitoring exercise, particularly on the impact of the fully implemented Capital Requirements Directive and the Capital...more