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Fed may scale back rule, saving the biggest US banks billions

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The Federal Reserve is considering a rule change that would update the inputs used to calculate large bank systemic scores.

The US Federal Reserve is considering a rule change that would be just what the country’s largest banks have been beseeching regulatory agencies for and that could save them (collectively) billions of dollars in capital, according to Reuters’ discussions with four people having knowledge of the matter.

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