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US regulators sign off on large bank ‘living wills’

By Thomson Reuters May 22, 2026 | 3:04 PM

By Pete Schroeder

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) – A pair of U.S. banking ​regulators have signed ‌off on plans submitted by the nation’s largest banks detailing how they could ‌be ​safely unwound ⁠in bankruptcy.

The Federal ⁠Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation did not identify any shortcomings ​in the so-called “living wills” of the ⁠nation’s 8 largest ⁠banks and 56 ​foreign banking organizations. The ​regulators also announced Friday ‌that shortcomings identified in prior plans submitted by Bank of America, ⁠Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup had been sufficiently addressed. ⁠The ‌agencies dinged ⁠those banks in 2024, ​saying ‌their plans did ​not ⁠adequately show how they could safely unwind their derivatives portfolios.

(Reporting by Pete Schroeder, Editing by Franklin ​Paul)