Fed plans bank-supervision overhaul to strengthen accountability, says Vice Chair Michelle Bowman
The Federal Reserve plans to restructure its supervision of US banks, replacing a system that gives regional Fed presidents responsibility for examinations with one that gives Washington officials clearer accountability, its top regulatory official said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said the central bank will establish five geographic supervisory regions, each headed by a new “regional leader.”Officials in Washington currently set the examination policy, while the Fed’s 12 regional banks conduct and oversee the supervision of financial institutions.In prepared remarks for a conference at the St. Louis Fed, Bowman said the existing structure “disincentivised a critical link between responsibility and accountability.” She cited an independent review of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse that she commissioned and that found Fed examiners were slow to act.“The Federal Reserve supervisory function will be realigned to implement a culture of accounta...