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Basel III Endgame: Will Banks Have to Increase Their Capital Requirements?

On Tuesday, September 10, the Federal Reserve announced a reproposal of the much discussed and awaited Basel III Endgame. However, before we dive into the reproposal, it is important to take a step back and look at how we got...more

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Banking and Non-Banking Industries Voice Concern Over Basel III Endgame Proposal’s Potentially Significant Negative Impact on...

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On September 18, 2023, the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency jointly published and sought comments on a proposal to implement new, standardized capital...more

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Avoiding Collateral Damage: Lessons of Lehman [Part II]

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In light of the banking failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic (as well as Credit Suisse), this summer, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC proposed guidance and rules for larger banks to (i) develop...more

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Federal Agencies Request Comment on Proposed Rule Requiring Large Banks to Maintain Long-Term Debt

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On August 29, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively, the agencies) issued a notice of...more

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Financial Regulatory Reform Tracker - Anti-Tailoring Efforts

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Following the 2023 bank failures, the federal banking regulators (the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the FDIC) have signaled that they are seeking to develop more stringent bank regulatory requirements for larger banking...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Propose Basel III Endgame Capital Rules

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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

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Federal Agencies Issue Proposed Rulemaking Revising Capital Requirements for Large Banks

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On July 27, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the agencies) issued a joint notice of proposed...more

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FRB Vice Chair for Supervision Recommends Stronger Capital Standards for Large US Banks

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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

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U.S. Government Non-Legislative COVID-19 Coronavirus Response Initiatives

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Several federal agencies have announced various measures to help the United States respond to the economic dislocations from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. This Dechert OnPoint summarizes several significant initiatives...more

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US Federal Banking Agencies Introduce Additional Measures to Address COVID-19-Related Risks

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The three US federal banking agencies have taken additional steps to enable the financial system to continue functioning during the pandemic. The three US federal banking agencies — the Board of Governors of the Federal...more

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The Fed Repurposes the Financial Crisis Playbook for Pandemic Response

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In the face of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) and the U.S. federal banking agencies have announced several market and supervisory actions to address the sudden market stress...more

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Federal banking agencies release tailoring rules

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On October 10, 2019, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), together with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, adopted a final rule to revise the...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.18.2019 | Top Story: Fed Carries Out Rare Market Operation to Steady Rates

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The Federal Reserve took the rare step yesterday of stepping “into financial markets . . . to keep interest rates from rising above its target, the first time the central bank has had to carry out this type of ‘market...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Propose Updating Calculation of Derivative Contract Exposure Amounts

On October 30, 2018, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively, the agencies) jointly invited comment on a...more

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Regulators Propose Community Bank Leverage Ratio Framework

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On November 21, 2018, the Federal Reserve, Office of Comptroller of the Currency and the FDIC jointly published a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “NPR”) to provide an alternative capital system for qualifying banking...more

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Regulatory Relief Continues: Federal Banking Agencies Propose New Capital Relief Rules for Large Banking Organizations

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On October 31, 2018, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) issued a...more

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U.S. Banking Agencies Support Conclusion of Reforms to International Capital Standards

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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

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It’s Not Much, but It’s a Start: The Regulators Freeze Certain Capital Requirements

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On August 22, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”) (the OCC, FDIC and FRB...more

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NYDFS, American Bankers Association Weigh In On OCC Fintech Charter Proposal

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The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has come out strongly against an Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposal to grant national bank charters to financial technology (fintech)...more

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Nutter Bank Report, September 2016

The Federal Reserve Board has released a policy statement that details the framework it will follow in setting the Countercyclical Capital Buffer (“CCB”) for private-sector credit exposures located in the United States. The...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - August 2016

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Regulatory Developments - FDIC Seeks Comments on Third-Party Lending Guidance - On July 29, the FDIC announced that it is seeking comments on proposed Guidance for Third-Party Lending addressing steps...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Federal Reserve, OCC, FCA, FHFA and FDIC Adopt Joint Final Rule on Swap Margin Requirements - On October 22, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC"), the Federal Reserve Board (the "Board"), the Farm...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - October 2015 #4

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Regulatory Developments - SEC to Vote on Final Title III Crowdfunding Rules Oct. 30: The SEC has announced that it will vote on whether to adopt rules and forms related to the offer and sale of securities through...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

SEC Provides Additional Analysis Related to Proposed Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules - On June 4, the Securities and Exchange Commission provided additional analysis related to its proposed rules for pay ratio disclosure. The...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FDIC Proposes Changes to Assessments Rule

On July 15, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposed (1) to revise the ratios and ratio thresholds for capital evaluations used in its risk-based deposit insurance assessment system (the FDIC stated this was...more

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