Supervision & Regulation
Supervisory and Regulatory Actions in Response to COVID-19
The Federal Reserve has taken supervisory and regulatory actions to help ensure banks can continue providing credit and services to their customers and communities in a prudent and fair manner while meeting the challenges they face.
Recent Supervision and Regulation Letter
SR 20-17 / CA 20-12: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Issues Joint Statement on Managing the LIBOR Transition
COVID-19 Supervisory and Regulatory FAQs
Frequently asked questions regarding the Federal Reserve's supervisory and regulatory response to the COVID-19 pandemic are available on our website.
Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test 2020: Supervisory Stress Test Results and Assessment of Bank Capital during the Recent Coronavirus Event
Results of stress tests for 2020 and additional sensitivity analyses conducted in light of the coronavirus event
June 2020
Federal Reserve Supervision and Regulation Report
The report summarizes banking conditions and the Federal Reserve’s supervisory and regulatory activities
November 2020
Institution Supervision
The Federal Reserve is responsible for supervising--monitoring, inspecting, and examining--certain financial institutions to ensure that they comply with rules and regulations, and that they operate in a safe and sound manner. Supervision of financial institutions is tailored based on the size and complexity of the institution.
Regulatory Resources
Regulation entails establishing the rules within which financial institutions must operate. This includes issuing specific regulations and guidelines governing the formation, operations, activities, and acquisitions of financial institutions. The Federal Reserve offers numerous resources to assist banking organizations and the public understand these rules and related expectations.
Banking Applications & Legal Developments
The Federal Reserve reviews applications submitted by bank holding companies, state member banks, savings and loan holding companies, foreign banking organizations, and other entities and individuals for approval to undertake various transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, and to engage in new activities.
The Federal Reserve also takes formal enforcement actions against regulated institutions for violations of laws, rules, or regulations, unsafe or unsound practices, breaches of fiduciary duty, and violations of final orders.
Banking Data & Structure
The Federal Reserve and the other federal banking agencies collect, maintain, analyze, and make available to the public a wide range of financial and banking structure data. These data are essential to formulating and conducting bank regulation and supervision and for the ongoing assessment of the overall soundness of the nation's banking system.