Europe Warns US to Speed Up Bank Reform
Published: Wednesday, 1 Jun 2011 | 4:41 AM ET
By: Peter Spiegel, Financial Times
The European Union’s top financial regulator has warned the Obama administration that it must speed up and toughen its new banking rules in order to prevent American banks from having unfair advantages over their European counterparts.
Showing posts with label US Banks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US Banks. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
S&P: Why Municipal Risk Is Low For Rated U.S. Banks
Why Municipal Risk Is Low For Rated U.S. Banks (00:06:06 min)
There has been market debate about the outlook for municipal risk and U.S. banks' potential exposure to it, particularly in their loan portfolios and securities holdings. However, Standard & Poor’s believes the banks it rates aren't really facing significant exposure to municipal risk. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Managing Director Rodrigo Quintanilla explains why and discusses our findings.
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There has been market debate about the outlook for municipal risk and U.S. banks' potential exposure to it, particularly in their loan portfolios and securities holdings. However, Standard & Poor’s believes the banks it rates aren't really facing significant exposure to municipal risk. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Managing Director Rodrigo Quintanilla explains why and discusses our findings.
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
S&P: How The Fed’s Move To Ease Capital Restraints Could Affect Large U.S. Banks
How The Fed’s Move To Ease Capital Restraints Could Affect Large U.S. Banks (00:04:56 min)
On March 18, 2011, the Federal Reserve relaxed its capital restraints on the 19 largest U.S.banks. The move allows these institutions to increase the return of capital to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor's Director Stuart Plesser discusses our thinking on how the decision could affect the banks in the long run. Topics include the potential rating implications, stress test results, and the importance of capital adequacy in the ratings process.
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On March 18, 2011, the Federal Reserve relaxed its capital restraints on the 19 largest U.S.banks. The move allows these institutions to increase the return of capital to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases. In this CreditMatters TV segment, Standard & Poor's Director Stuart Plesser discusses our thinking on how the decision could affect the banks in the long run. Topics include the potential rating implications, stress test results, and the importance of capital adequacy in the ratings process.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
WSJ: Fed to BofA: No Dividend for You
MARCH 23, 2011, 8:14 AM ET
Fed to Bank of America: No Dividend for You
Bank of America is being left in the dividend cold.
The banking giant said in a regulatory filing that the Federal Reserve rejected BofA’s proposed plan for a “modest” bump to its dividend in the second half of the year — a move BofA has been signaling to investors for months. BofA said it can “resubmit a revised comprehensive capital plan” to the Fed.
Fed to Bank of America: No Dividend for You
Bank of America is being left in the dividend cold.
The banking giant said in a regulatory filing that the Federal Reserve rejected BofA’s proposed plan for a “modest” bump to its dividend in the second half of the year — a move BofA has been signaling to investors for months. BofA said it can “resubmit a revised comprehensive capital plan” to the Fed.
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