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American Banker, Monday, May 12, 2025
Examiner discretion takes center stage in CAMELS debate
By Kyle Campbell
As freshly appointed agency heads aim to refocus their approaches to supervision, an emerging question is how much discretion will be left for bank examiners — if any at all. Regulators and lawmakers have already sought to remove one key discretionary tool by barring the consideration of reputational risks. But some policy specialists want them to go further…Karen Petrou, managing partner of Federal Financial Analytics, said there are ways to put quantitative measures around seemingly qualitative factors. She noted that governance could be examined by establishing benchmarks for things such as executive compensation and board composition against which individual banks can be measured. Petrou said management examination is critical, noting that it is often an early indicator of future issues — but only when done correctly.”I would like it refined, and if the agencies think they cannot refine it, then I want it out,” she said. “It needs to be a largely quantitative, transparent and accountable measure of managerial controls.”
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/examiner-discretion-takes-center-stage-in-camels-debate
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