Kyle Campbell covers the Federal Reserve and housing policy for American Banker. Previously, he wrote about institutional investment in real estate for PERE. He has also held staff positions at Real Estate Weekly, the New York Daily News and the Southampton Press.
The use of the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facilities was largely unchanged this week, indicating to some that the recent liquidity crisis isn't getting any worse.
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and others on the Banking Committee have requested CAMELS scores for the failed bank and various other supervisory information from the Fed.
The Federal Reserve wants a smaller balance sheet to help rein in inflation. But uncertainty in the banking system is pushing it in the opposite direction.
Financial tightening stemming from two recent bank collapses has served as its own check on inflation, according to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. He said the relatively small rate hike announced Wednesday was not the result of financial stability concerns.
Economists have warned since last summer that speedy monetary tightening could be destabilizing. This week, the Federal Reserve will decide whether to stay on that course.
Politicians on both sides of the aisle say the regional reserve bank deserves special scrutiny for Silicon Valley bank's failure. But larger-bank supervision tends to center on the Fed Board of Governors.
The liquidity facility launched by the central bank over the weekend saw limited uptake compared to other emergency funding options.
There were many red flags before the California bank failed last week. Now the questions are: How did federal and state regulators assess the risks, and what actions did they take in response?
The service offered by the Federal Reserve — after years of delays — is expected to expand access to fast payments clearing to a broader selection of banks and financial institutions.
After the failure of two banks between $100 billion and $250 billion of assets, many are asking regulators to change their oversight practices for these banks. The Fed has a wide berth to make a wide array of changes.