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While less disputed than the Basel III endgame, the Federal Reserve's proposed framework for measuring and offsetting systemic risk within the nation's largest banks has sparked its own debate about what needs to be reported and the Fed's desired policy outcome for foreign subsidiaries.

JPMorgan Chase once again stands alone as the world’s most systemically important bank after global financial regulators recommended a higher capital burden for the firm.

Nine of the 12 largest banking companies in the U.S. proposed higher quarterly payouts to shareholders. In announcing the actions, the banks touted their strength after more than a year of economic dislocation.

The House Financial Services Committee passed a bill along party lines to require global systemically important banks to submit new annual reports on activities to the Fed.

The four largest U.S. banks face investor pressure to deliver the returns of smaller rivals, but they complain that the federal deposit cap and capital rules make that difficult. So they're pouring money into wealth management, payments and digital banking to seize more market share in existing businesses and fend off nonbank challengers.

In a book that was decades in the making, retired law professor Art Wilmarth tells the story of the Glass-Steagall Act — its origins, demise and aftermath. He also makes a case for restoring the separation between banks and securities firms, arguing that erecting such a barrier would reduce systemic risk and weaken the big banks’ political power.

JPMorgan Chase dropped one rung on the Financial Stability Board’s annual rankings of systemically important banks to sit alongside Citigroup and HSBC Holdings as one of the world’s three most important banks.

The industry has enjoyed lower tax rates and regulatory relief during the current administration, but individual donations from the eight largest banks favor the Democratic nominee by more than 4-to-1.

The American Association of Bank Directors is setting up an on-the-job training program to help banks reach a younger and more diverse group of prospective employees.

Jane Fraser, who is poised to become the first woman to lead a major U.S. bank, possesses turnaround experience and strong interpersonal skills that make her well suited for mending fences with regulators and investors, according to present and former colleagues.