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U.S. Frees Prudential From ‘Too Big to Fail’ Label
Risk & Compliance

U.S. Frees Prudential From ‘Too Big to Fail’ Label

The Financial Stability Oversight Council's decision means there are no longer any nonbanks subject to stricter, post-crisis oversight.
By Matthew Heller | October 17, 2018
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GE Capital Sheds ‘Too Big To Fail’ Label
Risk & Compliance

GE Capital Sheds ‘Too Big To Fail’ Label

Regulators decide the finance firm is no longer "systemically important," recognizing GE's extensive divestitures of non-core assets.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | June 29, 2016
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Largest U.S. Banks Pass Latest Stress Tests
Risk & Compliance

Largest U.S. Banks Pass Latest Stress Tests

The banks' projected capital cushions in the event of a severe recession all exceeded the Fed's minimum requirements.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | June 27, 2016
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Five Top Banks Fail Tests of Bankruptcy Plans
Risk & Compliance

Five Top Banks Fail Tests of Bankruptcy Plans

The firms now have until Oct. 1 to show they can survive a financial collapse without a taxpayer bailout.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | April 13, 2016
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GE Capital Says It’s Not ‘Too Big To Fail’
Risk & Compliance

GE Capital Says It’s Not ‘Too Big To Fail’

The GE unit says it has completed 80% of its asset reductions and exited consumer lending.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | March 31, 2016
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Judge Strips MetLife of ‘Too Big to Fail’ Label
Risk & Compliance

Judge Strips MetLife of ‘Too Big to Fail’ Label

MetLife's victory in a legal battle with regulators could encourage other institutions to challenge the "systemically important" designation.
By Matthew Heller | March 30, 2016
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U.K. Lenders Must Issue $41B in New Debt
Risk & Compliance

U.K. Lenders Must Issue $41B in New Debt

The additional debt will go toward the financial cushion that banks must have to comply with new EU regulations.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | December 11, 2015
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Canadian Banks Face $114B Compliance Bill
Risk & Compliance

Canadian Banks Face $114B Compliance Bill

New global rules will require the banks to have a shock-absorbing cushion even though they avoided the 2008 crisis.
By Matthew Heller | November 18, 2015
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Banks Facing $1.2T Deficit Under Stability Plan
Risk & Compliance

Banks Facing $1.2T Deficit Under Stability Plan

A top regulator says the new rules are a "robust standard" that allows "systemically important" banks to fail without putting taxpayer funds at risk.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | November 9, 2015
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S&P Puts Largest U.S. Banks On ‘Credit Watch Negative’
Risk

S&P Puts Largest U.S. Banks On ‘Credit Watch Negative’

There is now a lower probability that the eight largest U.S. banks would be bailed out by the federal government in a crisis, says Standard & Poor's.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | November 3, 2015
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Big Banks Face $120B Shortfall Under Fed Rule
Risk Management

Big Banks Face $120B Shortfall Under Fed Rule

The Fed's proposed rule on big banks' “total loss absorbing capacity” is part of the new regime designed to avert a "too big to fail" scenario.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | November 2, 2015
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Bank Regulators Meet on ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Rule
Investment Banking

Bank Regulators Meet on ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Rule

“Total loss absorbency capacity” will require lenders to have capital and debt equivalent to at least 16% to 20% of their risk-weighted assets.
By Matthew Heller | September 25, 2015
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Bankruptcy Bill Would Replace Bank Bailouts
Risk & Compliance

Bankruptcy Bill Would Replace Bank Bailouts

The Taxpayer Protection and Responsible Resolution Act creates a Chapter 14 for banks and replaces Dodd-Frank's orderly liquidation authority.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | July 23, 2015
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Big Banks Detail Latest ‘Living Will’ Plans
Risk & Compliance

Big Banks Detail Latest ‘Living Will’ Plans

On the fourth try, U.S. systemically important financial institutions aimed to be more realistic about how they would approach a bankruptcy.
By Matthew Heller | July 7, 2015
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Too Much Finance Hampers Economic Growth: OECD
The Economy

Too Much Finance Hampers Economic Growth: OECD

Over the past 50 years, credit by banks and other institutions to households and businesses has grown three times as fast as economic activity.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | June 17, 2015
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