Davis Polk Insights on Financial Regulation
The ability of banks to sell the loans they originate is a core element in the development and sustainability of a nationwide lending market. Recent legal developments threaten to undermine this ability, jeopardizing the foundation of a U.S. nationwide loan market and the core lending activities of banks.
A long-settled … Read More
The U.S. financial services industry continues to be faced with changes in technology – machine learning, database capabilities, automated process, and innovative products – that change the manner, speed and security with which financial services and products can be provided. Those of us familiar with the longer term evolution of … Read More
The Federal Reserve’s current approach to determining whether a banking organization has control over another company for purposes of the Bank Holding Company Act can discourage fintech investments by banking organizations. This impact was discussed in the Treasury Department’s report on nonbank financial institutions, fintech and innovation. The report highlights … Read More
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision last week published a revised assessment methodology to determine whether a banking organization is a global systemically important bank (“GSIB”) and a GSIB’s associated capital surcharge requirement. The revised methodology reflects the following changes from the current methodology, which are expected … Read More
Financial services regulatory reform in 2018 continues to evolve. For those of you who have been thinking you might catch up over the summer lull, here is the summer beach read edition of our reference tool, which provides context and summarizes current developments across a range of key regulatory areas, … Read More
On June 19, 2018, Margaret E. Tahyar will moderate the “Supervisory and Examination Issues and Updates” panel at the 2018 Prudential Regulation Conference hosted by SIFMA and The Clearing House in Washington, D.C. In connection with Ms. Tahyar’s participation in this event, we are today releasing two interrelated visual memoranda … Read More
In “Calibrating Capital”, published in the current issue of The Clearing House’s Banking Perspectives, Dr. Thomas F. Huertas discusses the relationship between capital and resolution in reducing the probability of failure and the consequences to the financial system and broader economy given failure. The article, which includes excellent graphical … Read More
Our visual memorandum here describes the key changes the Bipartisan Banking Act makes to the regulation of banking organizations. It is color coded for those who want to look only at the changes that affect their own organization.
The House is expected to pass the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and … Read More
On May 17, 2018, Lawrence Goodman, the President of the Center for Financial Stability, conducted an interview with Sir Paul Tucker. Sir Paul is the former Deputy Governor for Financial Stability at the Bank of England and is currently the Chair of the Systemic Risk Council, a Harvard Fellow, and … Read More
Financial services regulatory reform in 2018 is complex and evolving. To assist in navigating this landscape, we have prepared a reference tool that provides context and summarizes current developments across a range of key regulatory areas, agencies and actors. We will continue to track these issues and provide updated versions … Read More