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The Corporatist Foundations of Financial Regulation

Harvard Corporate Governance

Financial regulatory agencies do not rely on appropriations by Congress; rather, their budgets are generated by the fees they impose on banks, and in the case of the Federal Reserve System, profits that come from buying and selling government debt. The banking regulatory regime features none of these regulatory basics.

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Jamie Dimon’s Chairman & CEO Letter to Shareholders

Harvard Corporate Governance

Banking Turmoil and Regulatory Goals The recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in the United States and Credit Suisse in Europe, and the related stress in the banking system, underscore that simply satisfying regulatory requirements is not sufficient. banking system, most of the risks were hiding in plain sight.

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Fed, FDIC, OCC Jointly Warn Banks About Crypto-Asset Risks

Reynolds Holding

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the agencies) are issuing the following statement on crypto-asset1 risks to banking organizations.

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Macroprudential Financial Regulation Is a Myth

Reynolds Holding

If you follow the financial press, you have probably seen coverage of the new bank capital requirements that federal regulators proposed last year. In a new article, we show that even if the banking agencies finalize these rules over the banking sector’s fierce opposition, financial regulators’ job is far from finished.

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Cleary Gottlieb Discusses Proposed Capital-Requirement Increases for Banks

Reynolds Holding

On July 27, 2023, the federal banking agencies released a lengthy proposal to revise the capital rules applicable to large banks and bank holding companies. banking industry. The adequacy of the cost-benefit analysis done to date is likely to be a key point of industry comment.

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Morrison & Foerster Discusses Federal Banking Agencies’ Adoption of Climate-Related Financial Risks Guidance

Reynolds Holding

On October 24, 2023, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (together, the “Agencies”) released their final Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions (the “Climate Principles”).

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Arnold & Porter Discusses Yet Another Warning From Banking Regulators About AI Bias

Reynolds Holding

On July 18, 2023, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr cautioned banks against fair lending violations arising from their use of artificial intelligence (AI). Similar fears are shared across the federal government, causing leaders of key U.S.

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