The Fed’s Balance Sheet, Bank Liquidity Requirements, and Lending: Water, Water Everywhere but Not a Drop to Drink? Introduction In […]
Large Bank Capital and Reality: Learning From the Past to Improve the Future Introduction Bank regulators have now begun a
Introduction Recently, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) embarked on an important initiative to significantly increase transparency in its stress testing
Introduction Since the financial crisis, regulators have dramatically tightened the large bank regulatory regime by substantially increasing capital, liquidity, and
Introduction Recently, policymakers have considered significantly raising the amount of FDIC deposit insurance for smaller and mid-sized banks. Some proposals
Introduction Recently, bank regulators issued a proposal to modernize the supplementary leverage ratio (SLR) after the Federal Reserve publicly committed
Introduction Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve held a conference to consider the state of the capital regime for large
Introduction This week, the Federal Reserve Board, OCC and FDIC issued a proposal to reform the supplementary leverage ratio (SLR).
Introduction Twelve years ago, international regulators imposed a new capital requirement on the world’s largest banks, a group of roughly
In a recent op-ed, Sheila Bair recited a litany of age-old canards about leverage requirements and leverage reform that are
