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Fed’s Barr says there could be ‘adjustments’ to bank liquidity rules

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr
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Banking regulators consider “targeted adjustments” to liquidity frameworks in response to regional bank failures in 2023.

US bank regulators are reconsidering how much liquidity banks should be required to have on hand following a series of abrupt regional bank failures in 2023. The move was revealed by Michael Barr, the Fed’s vice chair for supervision, on Monday at an event hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank

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