American Bankers Association (ABA)
US banks harbour concerns over agencies’ cyber risk rule
Lack of reporting template means “people can give the least amount of data possible”, warns CISO
Final NSFR rule unlocks subsidiary funding for US banks
Technical clarification allows subsidiary capital to be assigned as funding for consolidated group
Fed does U-turn on SOFR loans
Libor rates to be used instead for four-year emergency lending schemes
Fed turns up heat on dollar repo dodge
New liquidity rules for foreign banks’ US branches may be hard to stop, but can be softened
ABA scenario analysis project could aid CCAR comparability
Scheme to agree on common risk drivers could help Fed benchmark risk exposures, says JP op risk expert
Basel concession strengthens US opposition to NSFR
Lobbyists say change to gross derivatives liabilities measure shows the whole ratio is flawed
Banks, regulators clash over stress testing
OCC and NY Fed officials defend regulatory stress tests despite criticism from bankers
Trump casts a shadow over US swap stays legislation
Changes to agency heads could delay or derail a vital part of bank resolution rules
Banks to ramp up credit risk if Basel scraps internal models
Lobbyists warn banks will add more high-yield debt if forced to follow standardised approach
Fraud losses drop for US banks
Fraud losses drop for US banks
Fatca IGAs causing concern in US
Wake-up call
Dispute over direction of loss data consortiums
Data discord
Op risk losses reach lowest point in two years in October
The top losses for October from SAS Software and the US's losses in Q1 2011 from the ABA Operational Loss Data Sharing Consortium
AMA and loss data collection on the rise at US banks
More US banks expected to employ AMA, while new stress-testing proposals increase interest in operational risk quantification among smaller banks
US regulators uneasy with Collins amendment
Bank supervisors echo industry concerns about Dodd-Frank capital and leverage rules
Operational Risk & Regulation data, November 2010
Analysis of operational risk loss events
US regulators assess rating agency alternatives
FDIC's Bair says agency ratings being inappropriately used as substitute for due diligence
Dodd-Frank Act signed but uncertainty remains
New legislation means more study and rule-makings needed, creating operational risks for banks
Consortiums look beyond historical loss data
The financial crisis has shown historical loss data is not enough to help model and predict future op risk events, so some loss data consortiums are looking to include features such as scenario analysis results in their databases
Bankers hope for derivatives reprieve under US Dodd Bill
Banks lobby to avoid spinning off swaps desks under planned regulatory reform
The weight of blame
The public's perception of banks has hit rock bottom, and politicians have pounced on the opportunity provided by the crisis to increase their own popularity. So banks face not only loss of business but also increased regulation.