Imminent US shake-up of LCR slated to include discount window
Adding Fed liquidity facility to bank regulation may help overcome stigma, raise lending capacity
US regulators are likely to allow banks to include access to the Federal Reserve discount window in their liquidity coverage ratios (LCR), sister title Risk.net has learned, as part of a proposal expected in the final quarter of 2026.
Responding to questions at a closed-doors event in the UK in September, Fed vice-chair for supervision Michelle Bowman said a proposed reform of bank liquidity rules could be issued “in the coming weeks”, according to a research note from Barclays, without going
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