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FSB Says Higher Bank Capital Requirements Will Remain

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Europe’s Financial Stability Board ( FSB ) said on Friday (June 7) that higher bank capital requirements, which were put on the books during the financial crisis, will remain. Reuters , citing the regulator, reported it found the negative impact on small business lending was short in nature, and that there is no need to change the rule.

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2022 Dodd-Frank Stress Test Scenarios Released

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Federal bank regulators work together to design Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress tests that are designed to ensure that even in the case of a severe recession, significant banks can lend to households and businesses. As repeated by federal bank regulators, the required economic scenarios are not forecasts.

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FSB Says Higher Bank Capital Requirements Will Remain

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Europe’s Financial Stability Board said Friday (June 7) that higher bank capital requirements put on the books during the financial crisis will remain. When the banks were required to increase their capital back in 2010 they argued it would hurt their ability to keep up their lending pace. In January the U.K.

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The pro-cyclicality of capital ratios and credit supply, a tale of two sizes

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This post investigates whether large and small banks in the UK and US differ in the cyclical patterns of capital positions and credit provision. The reforms aimed to ensure that banks have sufficient capital resources to absorb losses and reduce the cyclical effects of bank capital (and regulation) on the supply of bank credit in stress.

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Proposed Fed Rules Could Allow Banks To Fund Startups

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A proposed change to a post-financial crisis rule could shake things up for banks, making it easier for them to invest in or sponsor venture capital funds, The New York Times reported. But now, new proposed changes would loosen those regulations. The Federal Reserve unveiled the proposal Thursday along with other banking agencies.

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Branches more important than apps?

Chris Skinner

The regulator has tried to encourage more competition in the sector by implying the process to launch a new bank, a challenger bank. Since 2010, 19 new retail and commercial banking licenses have been issued, with at least eight more pending as at January 2017. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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How Basel III Affected SMB Lending

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The FSB announced Friday the findings of its analysis of Basel III regulations on the small business lending space. Some regulators aimed to mitigate that impact. As such, the FSB said it does not expect to introduce any new industry regulations.

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