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The banking oversight committees of both chambers of Congress held hearings to investigate and review the cause of the collapse and failure of four regional banks over the past two months, as well as the actions taken by regulators leading up to the collapses and in the aftermath. Both Democrats and Republicans had critical remarks for regulators, though with wildly different expectations. Read on for more details. Read on »

North Carolina-based First Citizens Bank saw a $9.5 billion profit in the first quarter after receiving discounts from federal regulators when it agreed to acquire loans and assume deposits from Silicon Valley Bank after its collapse. Read on for more details. Read on »

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. proposed a new rule that would allow it to impose special assessments to recover the loss to the deposit insurance fund arising from the protection of uninsured depositors in connection with the systemic risk determination announced following the closures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Read on for more details. Read on »

Jason Keller, associate director of U.S. Advisory Services with Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions and former community and economic senior advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, spoke with Dodd Frank Update about the upcoming Community Reinvestment Act modernization rules and what lenders can do to get ready for any changes. Read on for more details. Read on »

Following almost two months of efforts to recover from the impact of the Silvergate, Signature, and Silicon Valley Bank collapse, First Republic Bank was taken into receivership by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and sold to JPMorgan Chase. The FDIC has said it will cover a portion of any losses incurred on First Republic’s portfolio of single-family residential mortgage loans. Read on for more details. Read on »

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling for regulators around the world to impose greater regulations on non-bank financial institutions to protect global financial systems and economic stability. According to IMF data, non-bank financial institutions account for approximately half of the assets of the entire global financial system. Read on for more details. Read on »

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., as receiver of the former New York-based Signature Bank and California-based Silicon Valley Bank, retained a financial advisor to help with the liquidation of securities held by the two failed banks. Read on for more details. Read on »

President Joe Biden called on regulators to reverse actions taken during the prior administration which he claimed weakened the safeguards and supervision for large regional banks. These regulatory reforms would reinstate aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act which were overturned with the passage of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act. Read on for more details. Read on »

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced the selection of a bank to acquire the deposits and loans of failed Silicon Valley Bank. Read on for more details. Read on »

Following the collapse of three U.S. regional banks earlier this month, banks and regulators in the United States, United Kingdom, and the European Union took a series of emergency measures to prevent a ripple effect that could be catastrophic for the banking sector and the global and U.S. economies. Read on for more details. Read on »