Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Washington begins writing out reliance on ratings agencies
Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Office of Thrift Supervision begin search for new measure of creditworthiness
FDIC’s general counsel resigns
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation general counsel Michael Bradfield becomes second high profile figure to leave this week
Bair’s senior adviser leaves FDIC
Senior adviser to markets Joseph Jiampietro departs FDIC after less than 18 months
US deposit insurance ceiling permanently raised to $250,000
Dodd-Frank law makes temporary $250,000 limit permanent; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation says new law will apply retroactively
Fed is the main winner from Dodd-Frank bill: Meyer
Former Federal Reserve governor Laurence Meyer says the central bank has gained powers it wanted and shed responsibilities it did not, despite initial anti-Fed sentiment among lawmakers
FDIC's Bair on mortgage reform
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chairman Sheila Bair makes the case for more responsible mortgage lending
US, Chinese regulators sign cross-border resolution deal
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and China Banking Regulatory Commission to cooperate and write shared contingency plans for cross-border failures; move follows United Commercial Bank failure
Fed advice cited in Senate vote against reform bill
Regulatory reform bill falls short of votes required for debate, Republican senator cites message from Fed staff criticising last-minute derivatives provisions
The forces of darkness overwhelm bank reform
Banks’ lobbying and politicians’ arguments against the Dodd regulatory reform bill are lamentable, Robert Pringle writes
Bair: FDIC-style bailout needed for very large banks
Chairwoman of the FDIC Sheila Bair outlines resolution regime for the biggest firms
Property woes will force more bank bailouts: economist
Officials right to flag risks posed by commercial real estate but Washington must also present a clear message on how to deal with the issue
Philly Fed: banking sector returns to profit
Report for fourth quarter notes bank failures also dropped
US regulators issue liquidity guidelines
Federal Reserve and other regulators sign off framework for more stringent liquidity management
FDIC’s Bair on US housing recovery
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Sheila Bair cautiously optimistic
US flip flops on cutting Fed’s oversight role
Senate committee is set to take all but the 23 biggest banks out of Fed’s regulatory ambit, diluted proposal will see Fed hang on to more of its responsibilities than reform bill initially said
Obama's reforms find few friends
Markets and commentators reject the US president’s proposed reform of banks, which would see a ban imposed on proprietary trading
Senator who proposed Fed overhaul to retire
Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd, who produced a sweeping bill that seeks to limit Fed power, announces that he will not seek re-election
Senator calls for Fed’s powers to be cut
Chris Dodd, head of the Senate Banking Committee, submits bill demanding reduction in Fed’s supervisory ambit; calls for one overall regulator
Geithner’s scorecard for the resolution plan
Timothy Geithner, US Treasury Secretary, sets out five indicators to measure the success of the resolution plan
FDIC’s Bair offers too big to fail answer
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chair says current wind-down mechanism should be extended to all banks
Influential senator wants US supraregulator - report
Senate Banking Committee’s Chris Dodd wants four American supervisors to merge into one, says report
US to end money-market guarantees this month
Treasury secretary Tim Geithner notes financial sector starting to wean itself of state support
Interview: William Isaac
The former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation tells Robert Pringle that procyclical accounting and capital rules lie at the heart of the crisis
US budget deficit forecast trimmed
US officials expect the 2009 fiscal deficit to be smaller than originally forecast, after scrapping money earmarked for further bank bailouts