Sources say the Federal Reserve plans to raise the large-bank asset threshold for stricter regulation
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Four people familiar with the matter said the Federal Reserve plans to raise the asset threshold for applying stricter regulatory rules to large banks.
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Sources: The Federal Reserve plans to raise the bank regulatory threshold
PANews September 25 reported that four people familiar with the matter said the Federal Reserve is formulating a plan to raise the asset threshold that triggers stricter regulation for large banks. The move would exempt some lenders from costly additional regulatory burdens and could promote industry consolidation. The sources said the Federal Reserve is expected to soon propose readjusting the thresholds for banks subject to balance-sheet stress tests, liquidity, capital, and other stricter regulatory rules to reflect inflation and economic growth. Three of the sources said the Federal Reserve is expected to propose these adjustments later this year. Under current rules, regulatory requirements become stricter when a bank's assets reach 100000000000 USD; at 250000000000 USD and 700000000000 USD; regulatory requirements become even stricter. Lenders said the thresholds set in 2019 have failed to keep pace with economic development, leaving banks facing...
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Key points
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PANews reported that four people familiar with the matter said the Federal Reserve is formulating a plan to raise the threshold that triggers stricter regulation for large banks.
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The stricter regulation described in the report involves balance-sheet stress tests, liquidity, capital, and other rules.
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Three people familiar with the matter expect the Federal Reserve to propose adjustments later this year.
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Under current rules, regulatory requirements become stricter when a bank's assets reach 100000000000 USD; at 250000000000 USD and 700000000000 USD they increase further.
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The report said the move could allow some lenders to avoid additional regulatory costs and could promote industry consolidation.
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This report says the Federal Reserve may raise the asset size required for a bank to become subject to stricter regulatory requirements. If a proposal is put forward, some lenders may no longer trigger certain additional regulatory requirements, but the specific new thresholds and scope of application have not been disclosed.
Why it matters to readers
The threshold adjustments could affect the regulatory costs borne by some lenders and could also affect industry consolidation, but the report uses conditional language, stating that these outcomes are "possible."
Beginners may watch for whether the Federal Reserve formally proposes a plan, as well as the new asset thresholds, the banks covered, and the regulatory rules involved. The current information is insufficient to confirm that policy has changed.
Risks and unknowns
The information comes from anonymous sources familiar with the matter; the original report did not provide a formal Federal Reserve proposal or announcement.
The specific adjusted asset thresholds have not been disclosed.
Whether the plan will be proposed, when it will be proposed, and whether it will ultimately be implemented cannot be confirmed.
The source text is truncated, and the lending institutions’ views and subsequent information are incomplete.
The actual impact on regulatory costs and industry consolidation remains uncertain.
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