Federal Reserve Alert! July 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices. Banks plan to further tighten lending standards across all loan types. Why? Expected decline in collateral value, Anticipated decrease in credit quality, Predicted liquidity challenges, & Deposit Outflows.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Table 1 (PDF) | Table 2 (PDF) | Charts (PDF) Wut Mean?: Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Lending: Banks tightened standards for C&I loans to businesses of all sizes. All loan terms for C&I loans, like rate spreads, premiums on riskier loans, credit …

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The Federal Reserve has $910 billion in losses

by Simon Black The Federal Reserve– the most critically important central bank in the world– is completely, hopelessly insolvent. This isn’t some wild conspiracy theory or overly dramatic interpretation of the facts; we’re extremely data-focused in this organization and base …

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Another Disinformation Bureau: Elizabeth Warren, Lindsey Graham introduce bill to establish NEW FEDERAL regulatory commission to POLICE Big Tech

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduced legislation Thursday to establish a new federal regulatory commission made up of presidential nominees to “rein in Big Tech.” The bill, dubbed the Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023, seeks to …

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Federal Reserve Alert! The Fed announces the individual capital requirements for all large banks, effective on October 1. The minimum capital requirement is 4.5 percent; The stress capital buffer requirement is at least 2.5 percent. Buckle up!

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/files/large-bank-capital-requirements-20230727.pdf Wut mean?: Following its stress test earlier this year, the Federal Reserve Board today announced the individual capital requirements for all large banks, effective on October 1. Large bank capital requirements are in part determined by the …

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Federal Reserve Alert! Upcoming 6-Month Regulatory Plans Focus on Strengthening Support from Big Bank Companies–Looks Like the Fed is Revisiting Stalled Dodd-Frank Required Rules from 2017 & 2017?

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-14556.pdf Prerule Stage: SOURCE OF STRENGTH (SECTION 610 REVIEW): Purpose: The Federal Reserve, along with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), is working on a proposed rule. What It’s About: This …

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Economic and social terrorism by elite and Federal Reserve rewards speculators; Financial conditions are loosening at a fairly steady clip, even as the Fed prepares to hike rates to the highest level since 2001.

Darth Powell knows: This is the result of economic and social terrorism caused by the elite/donor class and Federal Reserve. Rewarding the most worthless, least productive members of society (asset price speculators) over actual production/innovation. https://t.co/UhRkGnrXJL — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) …

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Bidenomics Or How Washington Ruined America’s Future: Interest on Federal Debt Rose 76% Under Biden (US Interest On Federal Debt > 6x EU Defense Spending As Unfunded US Liabilities Exceed $192 TRILLION!)

by confoundedinterest17 How badly has Bidenomics and generally Federal spending has crippled the US? An example. The interest on US Federal debt is approaching $1 TRILLION (and Biden/Democrats REFUSE to cut any spending, not that Republicans are much better). To …

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Federal Reserve Board announces a consent order and a $268.5 million fine with UBS Group AG, of Zurich, Switzerland, for misconduct by Credit Suisse. The misconduct involved Credit Suisse’s unsafe and unsound counterparty credit risk management practices with Archegos

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/files/enf20230724a1.pdf The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced a consent order and a $268.5 million fine with UBS Group AG, of Zurich, Switzerland, for misconduct by Credit Suisse, which UBS subsequently acquired in June 2023. The misconduct involved …

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FDIC observed some institutions incorrectly reduced the amount reported to the extent the uninsured deposits are collateralized by pledged assets; this is incorrect as the existence of collateral has no bearing on the portion of a deposit that is covered by federal deposit insurance!

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.fdic.gov/news/financial-institution-letters/2023/fil23037.html The FDIC observed that some insured depository institutions (IDIs) are not reporting estimated uninsured deposits in accordance with the instructions to the Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report). For example, some institutions incorrectly reduced …

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Federal Reserve Alert! Federal Reserve announces that its new system for instant payments, the FedNow® Service, is now live. What Is It, and What Does It Do?

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20230720a.htm The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced that its new system for instant payments, the FedNow® Service, is now live. Banks and credit unions of all sizes can sign up and use this tool to instantly transfer …

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Federal Reserve Alert! Fed Releases Public sections of July 2023 Resolution Plans aka “Living Wills” for: Bank of America, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, State Street Corp, and Wells Fargo & Co.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Bank of America (PDF) Bank of New York Mellon Corp (PDF) Citigroup (PDF) Credit Suisse (PDF)***** Goldman Sachs (PDF) JPMorgan Chase (PDF) Morgan Stanley (PDF) State Street Corp (PDF) Wells Fargo & Co (PDF) ***** Credit Suisse submitted …

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Federal Reserve Alert! Beige Book July 12, 2023: “many contacts reported an inability to fully pass on increased costs to consumers, which has compressed margins.” Is the ‘Greedflation’ Peak in Sight?

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/beigebook202307.htm Overall Economic Activity Overall economic activity increased slightly since late May. Five Districts reported slight or modest growth, five noted no change, and two reported slight and modest declines. Reports on consumer spending were mixed; growth was generally …

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Federal Reserve reveals the 57 companies cleared to use FedNow

The Federal Reserve has announced that 57 companies have completed the formal testing and certification process for FedNow, clearing them to begin using the new instant payment system once it launches later in July. https://www.kitco.com/news/2023-07-03/Federal-Reserve-reveals-the-57-companies-cleared-to-use-FedNow.html full list of participants https://www.frbservices.org/financial-services/fednow/organizations-certified …

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