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When should a bank be considered "too big to fail"?

by Janet Nguyen
Jun 16, 2023
A key oversight threshold was lower under the original Dodd-Frank Act. When the rules were relaxed, experts say the risks may have increased.
A customer stands outside Silicon Valley Bank's shuttered headquarters in March. Under the original Dodd-Frank Act, the bank would have been subject to stronger oversight.
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Banks in Turmoil

Former Fed official who oversaw reforms sees "deep irony" after bank collapse

by Kai Ryssdal , Sarah Leeson and Sean McHenry
Mar 14, 2023
"We've just seen an uptick in moral hazard," Daniel Tarullo says of the U.S. government covering uninsured deposits.
"One of those pillars of Dodd-Frank — which is to let banks fail and people will have the right incentives — we just can't rely on that," said former Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo, seen above in 2014.
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Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

Bank rules rollback contributed to SVB's failure, critics say

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 13, 2023
The rollback of Dodd-Frank reforms exempted many of the country's largest banks from stricter regulations put in place after 2008.
Customers line up to retrieve funds from a Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, California, on Monday. President Joe Biden partially blamed the rollback of Dodd-Frank banking regulations for SVB's failure.
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House subcommittee scrutinizes diversity at biggest banks

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 12, 2020
Reforms after the financial crisis haven't brought dramatic change.
Has Wall Street really become more diverse since the 2008 recession?
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Why American banks are hammering the competition

by Justin Ho
Jul 23, 2019
Big U.S. banks have European banks beat. But many of the struggles European banks are facing could start affecting American banks soon.
JP Morgan Chase headquarters in New York City.
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Divided Decade

Divided Decade: How the financial crisis changed politics

by Tommy Andres
Dec 18, 2018
Did saving the financial system break the political system?
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The Volcker rule, explained

by Kimberly Adams
May 30, 2018
Today, the Federal Reserve is scheduled to take a step toward revising the Volcker rule. That’s the regulation, hated by the big banks, that limits risky trading practices. The Fed is one of five federal agencies that needs to weigh in on any changes. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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Fed Board of Governors to consider changes to Volcker rule

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 29, 2018
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to take up a proposal to relax the Volcker rule. That’s the measure passed in 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. Big banks say the Volcker rule, which is designed to protect depositor money from risky investments, is too expensive and constraining. Click the audio […]
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Small and midsize banks could get a big boost under new banking bill

by Kimberly Adams
May 23, 2018
Only the biggest financial institutions will be required to hold extra cash reserves to counterbalance risk.
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House approves partial rollback of some Dodd-Frank regulations. Are we ready?

by Kimberly Adams
May 22, 2018
The House of Representatives Tuesday approved a bill that dials back some of the banking regulations put in place after the financial crisis. Among other things, it raises the threshold for which banks are considered to be big (“systemically important financial institutions,” as they are called). It also reduces some reporting requirements for banks regarding […]
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