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The Federal Home Loan Bank System stepped up advances by 37% or more to Silicon Valley, Signature and First Republic banks ahead of their failures, the GAO says in a post-mortem on last year's banking crisis. The findings add to the debate about whether the system should be a lender of last resort.
April 16 -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Martin Gruenberg said the agency would prioritize urging banks to invest in underserved communities as part of a revised economic inclusion plan unveiled Thursday.
April 4 -
Harmonizing standards for liquidity coverage ratios and discount window pledges could prevent the type of strains that led to last year's bank failures, according to a new paper whose authors include former Federal Reserve Govs. Dan Tarullo and Jeremy Stein.
March 27 -
The lobbyist for the Home Loan Bank System has asked the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to confirm that the private consortium can continue to be a "lender of last resort," in direct conflict with the recommendations of its regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
December 1 -
The securities have been hard to sell in part because the bonds will probably pay below-market coupons for years.
September 12 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. acknowledges in a new report that it didn't adequately monitor First Republic Bank's uninsured deposits, interest rate risk sensitivity and rapid growth — and as a result left the bank vulnerable to contagion.
September 8 -
A 2018 report laid the groundwork for the Biden administration's push to root out discrimination in home valuation. A counter study says no such practices exist.
August 17 -
The Federal Reserve is leading the push for broader, more standardized risk-capital rules, yet some of its board members, other regulators and industry groups are uncomfortable with the proposal.
August 1 -
The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and National Credit Union Administration have finalized guidance on handling troubled debt.
June 29 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said in its quarterly banking profile that the banking industry remains resilient despite a challenging economic backdrop, but exposure to commercial real estate losses and interest rate risks could make continued stability difficult.
May 31