The Financial Services Forum believes that now is the time for policymakers to review and rebalance regulations to promote efficiency and effectiveness, enhance safety and soundness across the banking industry and promote sustained U.S. economic growth.
Policy Priorities
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Setting Appropriate and Coherent Capital and Liquidity Requirements
We support efforts underway in Congress and at the federal banking agencies to recalibrate the range of capital and liquidity requirements that apply to banks of all sizes, including Forum members, which are the largest and most diversified financial institutions headquartered in the United States.

Promoting an Effective and Efficient Regulatory and Supervisory System
We encourage government agencies to provide greater transparency into supervisory processes and better align U.S. regulatory standards with those agreed to by international regulators. Striking an appropriate balance by weighing actual costs and benefits of regulation and supervision best promotes a robust financial sector domestically and abroad.

Ensuring Open and Competitive Capital Markets
We support maintaining deep and liquid capital markets in the United States, which foster our sustained economic growth.
Submissions: Letters and Congressional Testimony
Congressional Testimony: Written Testimony of Forum President and CEO Kevin Fromer before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
Letter: Joint Bank Trades Opposing Senate Proposal to Reduce Federal Reserve Dividend
Letter: Forum, Joint Financial Trades Support S.754: ‘Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015’
Resources
Regulatory Reports:
U.S. Department of the Treasury Reports:
- Banks and Credit Unions Report
- Capital Markets Report
- Orderly Liquidation Authority (OLA) and Bankruptcy Report
Relevant Public Law:
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203)
Executive Order 13777: Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda
Financial Regulatory Agencies:
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Reserve Board (FRB)
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Davis Polk: Status of Financial Regulatory Leadership Changes
Executive Branch:
White House National Economic Council (NEC)
Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC)
Legislative Branch:
House Financial Services Committee (HFSC)
Senate Banking Committee (SBC)
House Ways and Means Committee
International Agencies:
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Trade Organization (WTO)