The House Financial Services Committee considered testimony from witnesses on the impact of, and interaction between, recent regulatory banking proposals to implement Basel standards and increase capital requirements.
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The House Financial Services Committee heard testimony on a joint proposal from the Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC that would increase bank capital requirements consistent with standards issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) urged banking agencies to “accelerate” updating the bank merger review guidelines following the bank failures in March 2023.
In separate hearings, the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee heard testimony from CEOs of the largest U.S. banks on a broad range of public policy and compliance matters.
At a hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen testified on the Financial Stability Oversight Council's 2021 Annual Report to Congress.