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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fed Chair Powell discusses monetary policy

On July 9 and 10, the Fed Chair Jerome Powell testified at the respective financial committees under the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Lawmakers asked questions on various Fed initiatives, such as the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The U.S. Basel III Endgame Proposal: Update and Thoughts

On September 18, 2023, the U.S. Basel III Endgame proposal was published in the Federal Register. The comment period ended on January 16, 2024, with the banking regulators (the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the FDIC) having...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Senator Warren urges Fed vote on Basel III requirements

On June 17, in a letter to Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) requested information regarding discussions of potentially cutting the Basel III capital requirements in half. Warren highlighted reports...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Missing Miami March 1, 2024 - 13 Takeaways From Miami

More than 1,800 industry players attended the 13th annual Global Fund Finance Symposium that wrapped up yesterday afternoon at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. There was a lot to talk about in terms of market evolution...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

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

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Comment Period for Basel III Endgame Proposal Closes

On January 16, 2024, the comment period closed for the US banking regulators’ Basel III Endgame proposal. Nearly 200 comment letters were submitted from the financial sector, commercial user, and the general public....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Basel 3.1 Implementation in the UK: An Update on PRA Reforms

On 12 December 2023, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published the first of two near-final policy statements on the implementation of revisions to the Basel 3 standards, known in the U.K. as Basel 3.1. This...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The UK’s Banking Regulator Consults on the First Draft of Final Rules for Aspects of Basel 3.1

The Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") has published its near-final policy statement (the "PS") setting out feedback to seven chapters of its consultation paper 16/22 (CP16/22) on implementation of the final elements of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FDIC Director McKernan Discusses Basel III Endgame

This week, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) Director Jonathan McKernan gave remarks to the ISDA Conference on Trading Book Capital on Basel III Implementation....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FRB Governor Bowman Speaks on Financial Stability

Last week, Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) Governor Michelle Bowman gave a speech entitled Financial Stability in Uncertain Times, focusing on the “financial stability risks and vulnerabilities” she is most focused on....more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Cart Before Horse: Banking Regulators Extend Comment Period and Launch Data Collection for Basel Endgame

On October 20, 2023, the US federal banking regulators announced that they were extending the period for public comment to January 16, 2024 for both the (i) Basel Endgame proposal to significantly revise the risk-based...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Announces Changes to Basel 3.1 Dates

The UK’s banking regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) has announced its intention to move the implementation date of the final Basel 3.1 policies by six months to 1 July 2025 and commensurately reduce the...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Basel Endgame Resource Center

The US federal banking regulators recently proposed extensive revisions to the regulatory capital requirements, referred to as the Basel Endgame.  The July and August proposals – targeted at banks with $100 billion (or more)...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Industry Trades Really Don’t Like the Basel III Endgame Proposal

As we covered previously, on July 27, 2023, the U.S. prudential bank regulators (the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”)...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Basel Committee Guidance on Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision

In April 2022, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the Basel Committee) began a review of “the core principles for effective banking supervision” (Core Principles or CP). Last month, the Basel Committee published a...more

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Federal Banking Agencies Propose Increased Capital Requirements for Large Banks

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In Short - The Situation: The federal banking agencies approved a proposal that would implement a "gold-plated" U.S. version of the "Basel III endgame."...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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At Peterson Institute Event, FDIC Chairman Signals Stricter Standards for Midsize Banks

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At a Peterson Institute for International Economics event on June 22, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg announced that the FDIC — along with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve...more

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Banking and finance regulatory news, April 2020

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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

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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Publishes Overview of Pillar 2 Practices and Approaches

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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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

House Passes Bill to Reduce Capital Requirements of Financial Institutions

On February 27, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4296, which aims to reduce the operational capital requirements imposed on financial institutions. The bill passed with a vote of 245-169. As is typical with...more

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

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On December 7, 2017, the United States banking agencies announced their support for the conclusion of efforts to reform the international bank capital standards initiated in response to the global financial crisis. The Group...more

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Proposed Regulatory Updates Will Require Increased Analysis of New Loans to Determine if Different Risk Weight Exposures Apply

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On September 27, 2017, the principal federal banking agencies, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, released a Notice of...more

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The Department of the Treasury Issues Recommendations on the Regulation of U.S. Depository Institutions

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"A Financial System that Creates Economic Opportunities: Banks and Credit Unions," a Report by the Department of the Treasury, identifies potential reforms that would promote the "Core Principles for Regulating the United...more

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