The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) called on Congress to exempt community banks from the Basel III capital rule and allow them to continue operating under Basel I regulations. Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, ICBA...
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June 27, 2016, 07:04 AM
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According to Fitch Ratings, the agreement by regulators to change the definitions and stress assumptions in the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), delay its full implementation and allow banks to use their liquidity buffer in times of stress sets a more...
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January 09, 2013, 07:31 AM
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Bloomberg reported global central bank chiefs gave lenders four more years to meet international liquidity requirements and watered down the measures in a bid to stave off another credit crunch.According to the report, banks won the delay to fully...
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January 07, 2013, 07:50 AM
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The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) detailed in congressional testimony why policymakers should exempt the nation’s community banks from proposed Basel III regulatory capital standards. Testifying before the House Financial Services...
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November 30, 2012, 06:00 AM
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The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) said in a press release that nearly 15,000 community bankers and their allies have signed a petition calling on banking regulators to exempt community banks from proposed Basel III capital...
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October 30, 2012, 10:52 AM
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The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) called on federal financial regulators to exempt community banks from proposed Basel III regulatory capital standards. In a comment letter to the agencies, ICBA wrote that it strongly believes that...
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October 23, 2012, 06:32 AM
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JPMorgan Chase reported record net income for third-quarter 2012 of $5.7 billion, compared with net income of $4.3 billion in the third quarter of 2011. Earnings per share were a record $1.40, compared with $1.02 in the third quarter of 2011. The...
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October 12, 2012, 07:45 AM
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The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) announced that it strongly supports the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ (CSBS) opposition to proposed Basel III capital standards. CSBS, the association of state banking regulators, said the...
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October 05, 2012, 07:31 AM
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CFO reports the rules on liquidity levels set by the Basel III framework for bank capital could curtail banks’ appetite for underwriting lines of credit for companies. The article makes reference to recent panel of bankers and risk managers brought...
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October 01, 2012, 07:45 AM
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The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced that it strongly supports Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) Director Thomas Hoenig’s call for regulators to modify proposed Basel III capital standards because of their...
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September 17, 2012, 06:59 AM
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Bloomberg reported the European Central Bank (ECB) is pushing global banking regulators to relax a draft liquidity rule so that lenders can use some asset-backed securities and loans to businesses in a buffer they must hold against a possible credit...
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August 28, 2012, 06:54 AM
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The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) expressed strong concerns with proposed rules to implement Basel III capital standards in a meeting with Federal Reserve officials. In a meeting this week with Federal Reserve Governor Elizabeth...
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July 16, 2012, 07:17 AM
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