New regulations were suggested by the United State treasury and other U.S. financial regulators to make it easier for Federal Banks to assign non bank institutions as systemically important.
As observed by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) Council Meeting on April 21, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen takes up apprehension over “nonbank” financial institutions due to their current lack of governance and the potential for wider financial corruption to take hold when these enterprises suffer through periods of downfall .
“Nonbank” is a frequent term for any entity that does not hold a bank license but still provides specific financial services. Unlike traditional banking institutions, these entities are not protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). It includes venture capital firms, crypto companies and hedge funds.
He declared “The existing guidance — issued in 2019 — created inappropriate stumbling block as part of the designation process,”
Yellen further added that the new recommendations remove these impediments to designating nonbank status to major financial firms, a process that as for now takes up to six years.
As per the officials at the meeting, the new, shorter supervision and designation process will still allow for a good deal of time for regulators and institutions to interface and discuss specified
Moreover, the new guidance is expected to replace the 2019-era rules with an analysis process where the council determines if “material financial distress at the company or the company’s activities could pose a threat to U.S. financial stability.”
As a consequence of last month’s fall ins of crypto- and tech-friendly banks Silvergate Bank, Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank in the worst banking crisis since 2008, Yellen affirmed both investors that the U.S. banking sector still remains sturdy and stable.
Pointing directly to the new guidelines, she warned that the recent banking crisis is an explicit illustration of why greater oversight and emergency provisions should be granted to FSOC and the Fed.
Yellen Further declared that “Last month’s events show us that our work is not yet done. The authority for emergency interventions is critical. But equally as important is a supervisory and regulatory regime that can help prevent financial disruptions from starting and spreading in the first place,”
These new regulations are marked out by the US treasury as decisive actions to protect the U.S. economy by strengthening public confidence in the banking system. Renewed guidelines will ensure that the U.S. banking system continues to perform its vital roles of protecting deposits and providing access to credit to households and businesses in a manner that promotes strong and sustainable economic growth.
The U.S. banking system remains resilient and on a solid foundation, in large part due to reforms that were made after the financial crisis that ensured better safeguards for the banking industry. Those reforms combined with recent action of rolling out guidelines for non banking financial institutions as systemically important demonstrates US commitment to take the necessary steps to ensure that depositors’ savings remain safe.
