After a series of bank closures earlier this year, regulators have placed more scrutiny on banks. In response to concerns surrounding stability in the banking sector, the FDIC has proposed new rules related to larger banks’ “living wills” and holdings of long-term debt.
“If we had any doubts about the challenges in resolving regional banks—and the potential for significant adverse impact on the financial system—they were dispelled by the failure this spring of three large regional banks: Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Signature Bank (Signature), and First Republic Bank (First Republic). While the FDIC resolved all three institutions in a manner that mitigated systemic risk, that outcome was by no means certain.”
—FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg, August 14, 2023
What does this uncertainty say about the stability of the current banking system, and how can consumers protect themselves?
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Related headlines from around the web:
- Reuters: “FDIC to propose comprehensive changes to regional U.S. bank living wills”
- The New York Times: “Despite the economy’s resilience, the outlook is hard to gauge.”
- Fox Business: “Americans ‘still have a recession in front of us’: CIO Bob Doll”
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