Top U.S. financial regulators on Wednesday proposed changes to a closely watched, fiercely debated banking capital rule in an expected move that underscores the significant dialing back of core ...

Federal Reserve Governor and former Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr issued a stark warning Wednesday about efforts to soften financial regulation, and he asked policymakers to “resist the ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved easing a key capital rule that banks say has limited their ability to operate, drawing dissent from at least two officials who say the move could undermine ...

A trio of financial regulators released proposals on Wednesday that would relax how much banks have to hold against their investments. Why it matters: It is the most significant rule revamp yet for ...

U.S. regulators' recent proposals to dial back capital standards and loosen oversight for the largest banks "threaten to erode" protections for smaller lenders, Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr ...

Setting bank capital levels should be separated from stress test results and customized more closely to a lender’s condition, according to Fed Governor Michael Barr, who is looking for ways to ...

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr on Thursday said he favors decoupling the U.S. central bank's stress testing framework from binding capital requirements to "maximize the informative value of the ...