Randal Quarles news and trends

Fed Chairman Wants Regulation Efficiency, Not Relaxation
Regulation // February 27, 2018

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles says that any worries that the agency is looking to relax rules or even reduce capital levels is simply unfounded. “It’s not just semantically that I want to stress this: As we are looking at enhancing the...

Fed’s Quarles To Recuse Himself From Anything Wells Fargo
Bank Regulation // December 17, 2017

The Federal Reserve’s vice chair who is in charge of policing Wall Street, Randal Quarles, said late last week he is recusing himself from anything related to Wells Fargo. Reuters reported that in a memo, Quarles reported that he and his family sold their financial...

Senate Considers New OCC And Fed Leadership
Regulation // September 08, 2017

Two of President Trump’s nominees to key financial regulatory positions were reported out of committee and await consideration by the full Senate — despite concerns from Democrats that both candidates are too close to the financial industry, which they will be regulating. Randal Quarles has...

Trump’s Fed Nominee Points To Regulatory Revamp
Regulation Roundup // July 31, 2017

Not all financial services regulation is occurring across the pond, though Brexit and other countries grabbed their share of headlines this past week for our Regulatory Tracker. In the United States, President Trump’s nominee for the Fed’s supervision efforts said it is time to mull...

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Trump’s Fed Nominee Points To Regulatory Revamp

July 31, 2017
Not all financial services regulation is occurring across the pond, though Brexit and other countries grabbed their share of headlines this past week for our Regulatory Tracker. In the United States, President Trump’s nominee for the Fed’s supervision efforts said it is time to mull rolling back some of the regulations in place since the financial crisis.

CFPB Arbitration Rule Dominates Regulatory News

July 17, 2017
The CFPB opens the door to class action suits, and possibly trial lawyer riches, while across the pond, some warnings on regulatory compliance rumble, and Barclays begins ring-fencing efforts.

Quick Reads
Trump Could Queer The Deal For Quarles To Chair The FSB

August 27, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump’s behavior at foreign summits this summer could have spoiled the chances of a top Federal Reserve official to lead the Financial Stability Board (FSB). According to the Wall Street Journal, Randal Quarles, the Fed’s vice chairman for bank supervision, was the front-runner to chair the FSB, which was created in 2009 to […]

Fed Chairman Wants Regulation Efficiency, Not Relaxation

February 27, 2018
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles says that any worries that the agency is looking to relax rules or even reduce capital levels is simply unfounded. “It’s not...

Fed’s Quarles To Recuse Himself From Anything Wells Fargo

December 17, 2017
The Federal Reserve’s vice chair who is in charge of policing Wall Street, Randal Quarles, said late last week he is recusing himself from anything related to Wells Fargo. Reuters...

Senate Considers New OCC And Fed Leadership

September 08, 2017
Two of President Trump’s nominees to key financial regulatory positions were reported out of committee and await consideration by the full Senate — despite concerns from Democrats that both candidates...