Federal Reserve officials are drawing up rules for the largest U.S. banks that won’t be more stringent than global capital standards agreed to in Basel, Switzerland, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo cited a “goal of congruence” between the Basel standards and the Fed’s work on rules under the Dodd-Frank Act, which overhauls banking regulation, in a June 3 speech. The central bank hasn’t veered from that, according to the person, who declined to be identified because the rules are still being drafted.
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