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US Fed’s bank-friendly oversight plan includes sweeping capital rule review

By Neil Roland ( June 9, 2025, 21:11 GMT | Comment) -- Tucked in US Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman’s bank-friendly oversight agenda, unveiled Friday, is a capital requirements plan also pursued by her predecessor in the Biden administration. Bowman, the Fed’s top banking regulator since her confirmation by the Republican-controlled Senate last week, said big-bank rulemaking too often takes a “piecemeal approach” that reviews elements of the capital framework “in isolation” – a point made by banking groups for years. Her predecessor, Michael Barr, said in 2022 that the Fed was looking “holistically” at its capital tools. This review ended with a recommendation that Basel III requirements be heightened for large banks — drawing a furor from big firms and nonprofits, and resulting ultimately in a retreat by the Fed.Tucked in US Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman’s bank-friendly oversight agenda, unveiled Friday, is a capital requirements plan also pursued by her predecessor in the Biden administration....

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