Michelle Bowman
Rising reliance on internal auditors spooks regulators and industry
Risk managers warn US is substituting supervisors with auditors; could compromise independence
Fed’s Bowman: Basel has driven banks out of traditional loans
Vice-chair for supervision renews call to bring mortgage lending back to banking sector
Fed fractures post-SVB consensus on emergency liquidity
New supervisory principles support FHLB funding over discount window preparedness
Fed pivots to material risk – but what is it, exactly?
Top US bank regulator will prioritise risks that matter most, but they could prove hard to pinpoint
Bowman’s Fed may limp on by after cuts
New vice-chair seeks efficiency, but staff clear-out could hamper functions, say former regulators
People: October to December 2025
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
No Fed G-Sib buffer reform in 2025, say experts
Recalibration of method 2 seen as more likely than its abolition; banks resist daily averaging
How FOMC divisions could be a strength, not a weakness
Fed watchers say disagreements make for better policy, provided governors are not in hock to government
Interest rate risk rules need more work, says Fed’s Barr
Former vice-chair for supervision also says his redraft of Basel III would have softened NMRFs
How to solve the Fed’s $300bn FRTB problem
A sacrifice will have to be made to ensure new market risk rules meet demands for capital neutrality
People: Bowman to chair FSB supervisory committee
Plus: New governor in DRC and Rwandan deputy governor steps aside to become PM
US Fed urged to curb reliance on its own stress-test models
Original architect of DFAST says supervisors should stop putting all their eggs in one basket
Barr slams weakening of bank supervisory tests
Fed governor warns deregulation during boom times ushers in crises
Judy Shelton on gold, tariffs and where the Fed went wrong
The potential successor to Jerome Powell discusses why she thinks the Fed is too powerful, why her stance on gold is not a ‘crank’ position, and why she feels events have vindicated her and president Trump on the need for rate cuts
Former OCC chief on the sting of peeling the Basel III ‘onion’
Michael Hsu warns successors not to cut bank capital or neglect rate risks that destroyed SVB
Fed succession planning: will Trump stick to the script?
The race to succeed Jerome Powell as head of the world’s most powerful central bank has already begun
Ex-OCC chief Michael Hsu on the impact of an America-first agenda
The former acting comptroller of the currency speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the future of the US Treasury market, Fed independence, financial de-regulation, the Genius Act and international co-operation
Fed unveils plan to cut leverage ratio requirements
Bowman says proposed eSLR reform will free up banks’ capacity to deal in Treasury market
Brain drain at OCC raises concerns about US model supervision
Quant team cull will reduce capacity to validate bank models, but that could be part of the plan
Bowman is latest Fed member to call for July rates cut
Vice-chair for supervision joins Waller in saying risks to growth outweigh risks to inflation
US Basel III delay to 2026 seen as almost inevitable
Reprioritisation and leadership changes cast doubts on timing of new proposals