CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger asserted that the Basel III Endgame Proposal, if adopted, would have a significant negative impact on derivatives markets.
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Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee urged banking regulators to withdraw their Basel III Endgame proposal. The legislators argued that, as issued, the proposal "lacks justification, lacks rigorous quantitative analysis, and is procedurally flawed."
The House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, considered testimony on whether the Federal Reserve should limit or expand its function as lender of last resort.
Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown urged Cameron Fowler, the CEO of Zelle, the instant payment platform co-owned by seven "Big Banks," to clarify the firm's policies protecting consumers from scams.
Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown warned that "scammers and fraudsters have ramped up their efforts to take people’s money" through peer-to-peer payment apps, and criticized banks and financial service companies for standing "on the sidelines."