Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued an interim final rule with request for comments (final rule) that makes technical and conforming amendments to its regulations governing ...

The most frequently cited consumer benefit of the Basel III Notices for Proposed Rulemaking NPRs is a revival of bank mortgage lending. The argument goes: lower capital requirements reduce the cost ...

Banks, renewable energy groups, and congressional Democrats are raising alarms about potential harm to clean energy and climate goals from a proposed banking regulation. The "Basel III endgame" ...

Chair Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) and Ranking Member Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) (L) lead the House's Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy He might well have been talking about bank ...

On March 19, 2026, the Federal Reserve Board ("FRB"), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”, collectively, the “Agencies”) released (i) a ...

To mitigate against another financial crisis, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision created the bank regulatory ...

The Basel III Endgame reproposal accelerates timelines, narrows scope and expands flexibility in bank capital strategy. Learn how faster implementation and key rule changes are reshaping how banks ...

"Small-business owners like me are alarmed at the prospect of Basel III capping our nation's creative and entrepreneurial wellspring," writes the founder and CEO of Ethel's Baking Co. For many ...

During a second straight day of testimony on Capitol Hill, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is reviewing the Basel III rules (also known as the “Basel Endgame”), which would ...

UNLESS REGULATORS TREAD CAREFULLY, CRITICS charge, they could damage a finely tuned market that reduces risk in the financial system. This safety valve is the market for repurchase agreements, or ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On a rooftop overlooking Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., Julian Torres stands next to row after row of solar panels his company, Scale Microgrids, helped install as part ...