Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
How staff exodus could leave the OCC high and dry
A third of staff set to depart US regulator, but some teams will suffer much heavier losses
Brain drain at OCC raises concerns about US model supervision
Quant team cull will reduce capacity to validate bank models, but that could be part of the plan
US Basel III delay to 2026 seen as almost inevitable
Reprioritisation and leadership changes cast doubts on timing of new proposals
Acting US currency comptroller defends pre-emption
Hood says principle is in line with federal law and court precedent
Why US banks are not taking their eye off reputational risk
The concept may be removed from supervisory exams, but the 2023 crisis showed the risk is real
Mr Bessent goes to Basel: the fate of global bank regulation
US resistance to international standards could spark greater fragmentation of prudential rules
US has got what it wanted from Basel, say former regulators
Process has been "essentially driven" by US interest, says former Fed vice-chair
Fed lifts supervisory requirements for crypto investments
Easing of regulations for banks is latest example of US’s increasingly pro-crypto stance
OCC withdraws climate risk principles for largest banks
Acting comptroller calls principles overly burdensome and duplicative
Gould stands by OCC decision to end reputation risk exams
Comptroller nominee also blames SVB failure on poor supervision, not tailoring rule
Crypto custody a bit(coin) closer after US accounting U-turn
Federal banking supervisors expected to eventually relax regimes for safeguarding digital assets
Barr’s Fed exit likely to delay, but not destroy, Basel III
Market risk, op risk and leverage ratio all in the sights of Barr’s potential successors
Barr defends easing of Basel III endgame proposal
Fed’s top regulator says he will stay and finish the package, is comfortable with capital impact
Experts split on impact of Fed’s new Basel III proposal
Economists divided over financial stability ramifications of vice-chair’s new capital ratios plan
Endgame manoeuvre: US banks put SLR reform back in spotlight
Plan to ease Basel III brings renewed focus to impact of leverage ratio on US Treasury market
Fed’s vice-chair unveils watered-down capital requirements
Barr proposes reducing rise for largest banks from 19% to 9%
Acting US comptroller warns of threats to stability
Hsu defends preemption, federal oversight and increasing regulation for large banks
The American way: a stress-test substitute for Basel’s IRRBB?
Bankers divided over new CCAR scenario designed to bridge supervisory gap exposed by SVB failure
US regulators issue new climate guidance, despite opposition
Governors Waller and Bowman voice strong disapproval
People: South Africa deputy governor plans to resign
BCIE presidential race; Chile general manager leaving; and more
People: Novelist named to Honduras central bank board
SNB official retires next year; two new vice-presidents at ADB; and more