Financial Stability, Regulation & Supervision

Federal Reserve’s Barr calls for strengthening of US banking regulation and supervision

By Marie Kemplay
Michael S. Barr, vice chair for supervision at the US Federal Reserve, is pushing ahead with plans for US banks to set aside more capital
Michael S. Barr, vice chair for supervision at the US Federal Reserve, is pushing ahead with plans for US banks to set aside more capital

Review into Silicon Valley Bank collapse suggests changes to improve supervision and tighten regulatory requirements.

The Federal Reserve’s eagerly awaited report into SVB’s collapse, and the supervisory and regulatory circumstances around it, was published on April 28. The probe, led by vice-chair for supervision Michael S. Barr, suggests that mismanagement ...

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