The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently released the economic and financial market scenarios that will be used in the upcoming stress tests for covered institutions. Federal bank regulators work together to design Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress tests that are designed to ensure that even in the case of […]
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Growing Past $50 Billion: What Banks Need To Know About Section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act
Section 165(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act requires the Federal Reserve to establish “enhanced supervision and prudential standards” for bank holding companies with more than $50 billion assets. This scrutiny level is stronger than the standards applicable to smaller institutions and increases based on a bank holding company’s unique riskiness. A. Standards the Federal Reserve Must […]
Regulatory Changes [Trend To Watch]
Financial services executives are likely tossing and turning at night, thinking about the shift to digital, stringent regulations. As the Financial Times reported: “Bank bosses perhaps are worried most about not being publically humiliated by a failing grade.” We at Perficient know this first-hand, as we regularly advise financial institutions on how to better measure […]
Stress Tests: What Bank Bosses Worry About Most
If you work in financial services, you may have noticed that your executives aren’t getting enough sleep. They’re most likely tossing and turning at night, thinking about the shift to digital, stringent regulations, and, as The Financial Times recently said: “Bank bosses perhaps are worried most about not being publically humiliated by a failing grade.” […]