In a speech to the Brookings Institution, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said regulators will re-issue watered-down drafts of the "Basel Endgame" rule and a separate capital rule for ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday proposed easing a key capital rule that banks say has limited their ability to operate, drawing dissent from at least two officials who say the move could undermine im ...

A trio of financial regulators released proposals on Wednesday that would relax how much banks have to hold against their investments. Why it matters: It is the most significant rule revamp yet for ...

Bowman’s predecessor, governor Michael Barr, objected to the plan, which he said would weaken the eSLR and reduce bank-level capital by US$210bil for the US global systemically important banks.

The Fed's regulatory chief Michael Barr on. Analysis-Details of new US bank capital rules still uncertain with election looming. Story by Pete Schroeder • 6d. By Pete Schroeder.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve's regulatory chief on Tuesday outlined a sweeping overhaul easing two major draft bank capital rules following intense industry opposition that delayed ...

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair for Supervision, Michael Barr, testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in the wake of recent bank failures, on Capitol Hill ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve's regulatory chief on Tuesday outlined a plan to raise big banks' capital by 9%, significantly easing an earlier proposal after intense Wall Street opposition ...

Shares of major U.S. banks fell after Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr unveiled the plan for the so-called Basel endgame bank capital hike. Here are comments from the industry: ...

The draft Basel rule, first unveiled in July 2023, overhauls how banks with more than $100 billion in assets calculate capital they must put aside to absorb potential losses.