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.
Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman told a group of Tennessee bankers that the review is warranted but says many banks already have plenty of capital. She also touched on ESG, transparency and central bank digital currencies.
The departure of the Federal Reserve's No. 2 could have a profound impact on who steers its policymaking efforts on several key issues, including revamping the Community Reinvestment Act and FedNow.
The Federal Reserve vice chair's departure creates an opening in the Board of Governors' second-in-command position.
The American Bankers Association, Credit Union National Association and other industry advocates say the current July 1 deadline threatens the safety and soundness of banking sector.
In a speech on the central bank's regulatory agenda for the year, Federal Reserve Board Gov. Michelle Bowman said the merger-and-acquisition review process could benefit from added transparency.
In a speech on digital assets and decentralized finance, the Federal Reserve Board governor said the underlying technology of the volatile sector has value.
Along with the typical severely adverse scenarios, global systemically important banks will be tested against a second set of conditions that involve a market shock.
In remarks delivered at an agribusiness conference in Arkansas, the Federal Reserve Board member signaled that high financing costs are not going away anytime soon.
The Federal Reserve's top regulator says discriminatory practices of the past still have an impact today and calls on banks and their supervisors to be more vigilant.
In February 2018, the Federal Reserve prohibited the San Francisco-based bank from growing beyond $1.95 trillion. Five years later, analysts, investors and lawmakers are left with more questions than answers about the unprecedented enforcement action.