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U.S. Regulators to Bank Boards: “Debt is Good”

Perficient

The proposed eligible LTD requirement was calibrated primarily on the basis of what the proposed regulation refers to as a “capital refill” framework. In terms of risk-weighted assets, a covered entity’s common equity Tier 1 Capital level is subject to a minimum requirement of 4.5

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Wells Fargo Says Lift Asset Cap To Helps SMBs

PYMNTS

CEO Charles Scharf said the bank is doing everything it could to create capital, but it is “limited” in all it can do to extend more credit, and thus is requesting that the cap be lifted for now. But under the restrictions, the bank will only be doing 3 percent of the total aid for the country’s SMB owners.

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Bank planned in nation's capital secures FDIC approval

American Banker

Organizers of Founders Bank in Washington are still need to raise at least $25 million before opening.

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Dear Mr./Ms. Bank Regulator

Jeff For Banks

John Whatshisname Examiner In Charge Bank Regulatory Body 1 Bureaucrat Way, NW Washington, DC 20429 Mr. Whatshisname, Below is our response to the Matters Requiring Attention ("MRA") that were included in your most recent examination report on Schmidlap National Bank ("Schmidlap"). So, no, we are not re-doing our capital plan.