Regulators Seek Comment on Plan to Align Capital Levels to Risks Arising from New FAS 166, 167 Rules
September 11, 2009
Federal thrift and banking regulators are planning to propose rules to align financial institutions’ regulatory capital requirements to their actual exposures, particularly risks that may arise from the implementation of new consolidation rules on currently off-balance sheet mortgage securitizations. Published in the Aug. 26 Federal Register, the agency notice seeks comments on draft rules...