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19 03, 2024

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2024-03-20T11:57:36-04:00March 19th, 2024|2- Daily Briefing|

Progressive Dems Keep Pressure on Powell

 

Ahead of today’s FOMC meeting, progressive Democrats again sent a letter to Chair Powell calling for an interest-rate reduction timeline on grounds that higher-for-longer adversely affects the public good.  Signed by Sens. Warren (D-MA), Sanders (I-VT), and nineteen House Democrats, the letter calls the Fed’s monetary policy “excessively contractionary,” stressing its negative impacts on the housing market and financial stability.

HFSC GOP Takes on GSE Title-Insurance Pilot

Laying pipe before HFSC’s housing hearing tomorrow, Subcommittee Chairs Davidson (R-OH) and Huizenga (R-MI) along with Rep. Garbarino (R-NY) sent a letter to FHFA Director Thompson Friday sharply criticizing her for undue politicization given the President’s recent call for title-insurance reform.  Th

HFSC GOP Takes on GSE Title-Insurance Pilot

Joining attacks against the Basel end-game rules, Republican CFTC Commissioner Mersinger today criticized the proposal for its impact on derivatives markets.  It would, she said, disincentivize banks from offering client-clearing services to derivatives end-users, exacerbate the downward trend in the number of entities offering client clearing services, challenge the portability of customer positions, and increase systemic risk.

KC Fed Study: Vulnerable Crypto Users at Financial Risk

Buttressing calls for cryptoasset standards, the Kansas City Fed today published an article finding that crypto transactors are less financially literate and more risk tolerant compared to nonowners, stressing the importance of improved education regarding cryptoasset risks.  C

HFSC GOP Goes after Climate-Risk Standards

HFSC’s majority staff memo on Thursday’s hearing indicates that the panel of top federal bank supervisors …

24 03, 2023

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2023-03-24T17:13:54-04:00March 24th, 2023|2- Daily Briefing|

GOP Expands Attack On Fed Supervisory Actions

In yet another letter ahead of next week’s hearings, Senate Banking Ranking Member Scott (R-SC) and all Republican Members of the committee asked Fed Chairman Powell and FRB-SF President Daly a series of questions asserting that SVB’s failure reflects significant supervisory lapses.

FSOC Breaks The Glass

Although there is no formal announcement, FSOC will hold what is clearly an emergency, closed meeting later today per a new media advisory.

Top HFSC Republicans Join SVB-Supervisory Inquest

Following a similar letter from Senate Banking Republicans earlier today, HFSC Subcommittee Chairmans Barr (R-KY) and Huizenga (R-MI) along with Rep. Kim (R-CA) sent yet another letter to Vice Chair Barr and FRB-SF President Daly also demanding detailed supervisory-related information on SVB.

Reserve Banks Promise to Bear Some Sometime Soon

Under ever-growing pressure, all of the Federal Reserve Banks today under the New York Fed’s aegis announced a common transparency policy.

HFSC GOP Targets State Bank Supervisors

Top House Republicans today brought state banking commissions into the SVB and SBNY fray, asking each for extensive details on recent actions and setting the April 6 deadline now evident in all recent GOP requests in this arena.

GOP Leaders Also Demand FSOC Answers

HFSC Subcommittee Chairman Barr (R-KY) and Huizenga (R-MI) today also sent letters to FSOC Chair Yellen and Council of Inspectors General on Financial Oversight Chair Delmar requesting detailed information on meetings surrounding the banking agencies’ March 12 decision to invoke a systemic risk exception for SVB …

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