Cabinet News & Views

Let the capital discussions begin.

If Fed Vice Chair Michael Barr's announcement earlier this week of preliminary recommendations for risk-based capital rules was intended to set in motion increased conversation and to prepare big banks for some analysis and introspection, then that's exactly what has occurred.

My colleague Nikita Cotton and I take a close look at Vice Chair Barr's speech at the Bipartisan Policy Center and analyze his preliminary recommendations on capital and risk exposure.

If you'd like to start the discusion at your organization, we'd be happy to participate. Just reach out to me here.

Daniel Meade
Partner and Editor, Cabinet News and Views

Fed Vice Chair Barr Delivers Results of Holistic Capital Review

By Nikita B. Cotton

Associate | Financial Regulation

By Daniel Meade

Partner | Financial Regulation

In a speech made at the Bipartisan Policy Center on Monday, the Federal Reserve’s Vice Chair for Supervision, Michael S. Barr, communicated preliminary recommendations stemming from the holistic review of capital requirements for large banks that he has undertaken since being appointed.

By Mercedes Kelley Tunstall

Partner | Financial Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday filed an amicus brief in Franklin Savings Bank v. Bordick, a case before the Supreme Court of Maine.

By Alix Prentice

Partner | Financial Regulation

The UK Government has published its response to a call for evidence for a review of the Short Selling Regulation. The review was initiated as part of the UK’s aim to deliver a “Smarter Regulatory Framework” for financial services by repealing and replacing EU law retained after Brexit with firm-facing regulations made by regulators under a framework set by the government.

By Sukhvir Basran

Partner | Financial Services

By Rachel Rodman

Partner | Consumer Financial Services Enforcement and Litigation

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