Shadow Banks news and trends

House GOP Targets Shadow Bank Regulations
Regulation // April 18, 2024

A top House Republican wants to overturn a recent federal regulation governing non-bank financial companies. Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) introduced a resolution Wednesday (April 17) that would yank the approval of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC)’s guidance on non-bank financial company determinations, adopted last fall. “This guidance transforms...

Regulators Worry as Banks’ Debt to Shadow Lenders Tops $1 Trillion
Banking // February 11, 2024

American lenders have loaned so-called “shadow banks” more than $1 trillion, and regulators are worried. That’s according to a report Saturday (Feb. 10) by the Financial Times (FT), which cites recent figures from the U.S. Federal Reserve showing that U.S. banks’ loans to non-deposit-taking financial...

EU Regulators Investigate Bank and Shadow Bank Connections
Banking // January 03, 2024

Regulators in Europe are reportedly probing the ties between banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs). This investigation is borne out of concerns about possible contagion due to stresses in the larger system, European Banking Authority (EBA) Chair José Manuel Campa said in a Financial Times (FT) interview published Wednesday (Jan. 3)....

China Gets Tough on Non-Bank Payment Providers
Regulation // December 17, 2023

China has published new measures designed to place greater oversight on non-banking payment companies. The rules, issued by China’s State Council, impose stricter licensing rules and call for greater risk management of these platforms to guard against misappropriation of funds and financial crimes, Reuters reported Sunday (Dec. 17)....

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ECB Official Says Unregulated Banking Could Threaten Financial Stability

July 10, 2024
A European Central Bank board member is warning of threats tied to shadow banking. In an interview with the Financial Times published Wednesday (July 10), Elizabeth McCaul said the growth of hedge funds, private credit providers and other sources of financing outside the regulated banking system is the largest threat to Europe’s financial landscape. “There are certainly caution lights in front […]

House GOP Targets Shadow Bank Regulations

April 18, 2024
A top House Republican wants to overturn a recent federal regulation governing non-bank financial companies. Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) introduced a resolution Wednesday (April 17) that would yank the approval of the Financial Stability...

Regulators Worry as Banks’ Debt to Shadow Lenders Tops $1 Trillion

February 11, 2024
American lenders have loaned so-called “shadow banks” more than $1 trillion, and regulators are worried. That’s according to a report Saturday (Feb. 10) by the Financial Times (FT), which cites...

EU Regulators Investigate Bank and Shadow Bank Connections

January 03, 2024
Regulators in Europe are reportedly probing the ties between banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs). This investigation is borne out of concerns about possible contagion due to stresses in the larger system, European...