Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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  White sworn in; SEC commissioner departures loom

  By Melanie Waddell  |  April 11, 2013

  President Obama is likely to name replacements for commissioners Walter and Paredes in a matter of weeks.

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  Proposed Basel III cap rules worry Congress

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  February 14, 2013

  Johnson and Crapo want to be sure they are not just heard, but "proactively addressed."

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  Insurers continue meeting with Feds over capital standards

  By Liz Festa  |  February 5, 2013

  It's still unknown when the FIO report will be issued and, when it is, whether it will create more questions than it answers.

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  Senators resolve to save retirement products from cliff

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  December 7, 2012

  Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), introduced a resolution pledging to keep the tax status of retirement vehicles.

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  12 key post-election personnel moves

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  November 12, 2012

  The results of the election will generate substantive change in who makes the decisions affecting the insurance industry in Washington. Here is a look at the key people certain to be impacted by the change.

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  U.S. banking regulators delay Basel III capital rules applying to insurers' thrifts, banks

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  November 9, 2012

  Insurers who do not intend to dethrift or sell their banks will have more time to try and lobby the Fed to ease some of the standards as they would apply to insurance companies.

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  Senators tell Feds to back off bank-centric standards for insurers

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  October 18, 2012

  The issue involves looming capital standards directed at insurers from new rules that grew out of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act.

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  Insurers Voice Deep Concern with Fed Capital Proposals

  By Arthur D. Postal, Elizabeth D. Festa  |  August 24, 2012

  As the Fed begins to tighten its grip on insurer-owned thrifts, insurers are weighing in.

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  Insurer Thrifts to be Subject to Bank Rules

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  August 10, 2012

  Insurers that operate thrifts would be subject to the same capital standards as banks at the holding company level except for certain unique insurance activities under new capital standards being proposed by federal regulators.

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  MetLife, Fed, Treasury Set to Testify on SIFI in Post-JPMorgan Loss Climate

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  May 14, 2012

  The Volcker Rule may be a subject not only for banks, in light of JPMorgan trading losses, but also for insurance representatives before the House subcommittee.