#APR – Federal Financial Analytics

21 03, 2023

DAILY032123

Eliza Allen2023-03-21T17:00:01-04:00March 21st, 2023|2- Daily Briefing|

US Races to Calm Depositors, Bankers

In a concerted effort to quell depositor fear, the White House has told Bloomberg that it will not allow community banks to experience a panic and Secretary Yellen is said shortly to assure bankers that smaller banks will not be allowed to experience a concerted run.

Treasury Stands Behind Small Banks In Systemic Situations

In her formal remarks today, Treasury Secretary Yellen confirmed press reports that the U.S. would contemplate interventions similar to those for SVB and SBNY should a smaller bank suffer a deposit run posing contagion risk.

CFPB Adds to Credit-Card Competition Interventions

Continuing its campaign against large credit-card companies (see FSM Report CREDITCARD36), the CFPB today launched an expanded credit card issuer survey to post new information on smaller companies the agency thinks beneficial to increase competition in this sector.

Adeyemo Reiterates US Backstop

In addition to Secretary Yellen’s comments today, Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo not only praised his agency’s response, but also reaffirmed that the government is prepared to back smaller banks.

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FEDERALRESERVE69

Arezou Rafikian2023-04-05T14:06:42-04:00February 3rd, 2022|5- Client Report|

FedFin Assessment: Raskin Confirmation Possible, But a Squeaker

As this report details, all three Fed nominees before the Senate Banking Committee today emphasized the vital importance of Fed independence and their anti-inflation zeal to quell GOP opposition and cement it among moderate Democrats.

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FedFin Assessment: Raskin Confirmation Possible, But a Squeaker

Arezou Rafikian2023-04-05T14:06:56-04:00February 3rd, 2022|The Vault|

As this report details, all three Fed nominees before the Senate Banking Committee today emphasized the vital importance of Fed independence and their anti-inflation zeal to quell GOP opposition and cement it among moderate Democrats. Professor Philip Jefferson sailed through and will be confirmed — perhaps quickly — by a relatively -wide bipartisan margin. We expect Professor Lisa Cook also to prevail, with Democrats likely joined by a
couple of moderate Republicans convinced that attacks on her expertise art unseemly with regard to a Black woman given how rarely similar concerns are voiced about white nominees with no macroeconomic-policy expertise.

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