Fed’s Barr: strong bank regulation curbs nonbank risks

The Federal Reserve governor warned in a speech Saturday that lower capital requirements and lighter supervision could create a credit ‘sugar high’ that could spur excessive risk-taking, with potentially significant long-term consequences.

The real fight at the White House was outside the octagon

The coming mixed-martial-arts fight on the White House lawn is bound to get a lot of attention, but a far more consequential heavyweight fight between President Trump and former Fed Chair Jerome Powell has already been decided.

Ready or not, bank examination is changing for good

A proposal from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council to reshape the CAMELS rating system, which, combined with other related policy moves, are teeing up a sea change in the way banks and their federal supervisors go about their respective businesses.