Biden presses banking regs to revisit Trump-era rollbacks
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Kyle Brasseur2023-03-31T14:55:00
President Joe Biden on Thursday used his executive powers to urge regulators to reinforce banking regulation in the aftermath of the failures of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank.
In a White House fact sheet, Biden called on federal banking agencies to “consider a set of reforms that will reduce the risk of future banking crises.” The recommendations put forward largely reverse changes to banking regulation made during the Trump administration, which aimed to reduce burdens on mid-sized institutions regarding liquidity requirements, stress tests, and more.
Democrats have pointed to these changes as a significant driving factor behind what went wrong to cause SVB’s collapse. Republicans have levied criticism at the actions of the current administration and on the social and climate-related activities of SVB.
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