Fed Official Blames Banking Crisis on Trump Administration, Not Crypto

A lack of regulation and supervision is largely to blame for the recent banking crisis. That is the conclusion of a recent report from a high-ranking Federal Reserve official. Another report, from the Congressional Research Service, emphasizes crypto’s role. The lack of unanimity is striking.

The recent banking crisis is due, in part, to lax regulation and supervision, according to a report by Michael S. Barr, the Vice Chair of Supervision at the Federal Reserve. The report surveys the regulation and supervision of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). According to Barr, SVB failed largely due to mismanagement by senior leadership and a lack of oversight by the board of directors.

Trump Deregulated Banks

“We must strengthen the Federal Reserve’s supervision and regulation based on what we have learned. This report represents the first step in that process,” the report states.

Barr’s report does briefly mention crypto as a risk for banks. But the word “crypto” turns up only three times in a 118-page report. The report largely blames supervisory failures. And it is blunt about who bears a lion’s share of responsibility here.

President Trump dramatically deregulated the banking sector during his four years in office. Including rolling back parts of the Dodd-Frank Act, easing the Volcker Rule, and weakening the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The report states that the passage of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act in 2019 resulted in “lower supervisory and regulatory requirements” for Silicon Valley Bank. These also included lower capital and liquidity requirements.

Moreover, the report acknowledges that “while higher supervisory and regulatory requirements may not have prevented the firm’s failure, they would likely have bolstered the resilience of Silicon Valley Bank.”

On Friday, March 10, 2023, state regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) after a bank run. The collapse became the second-largest bank failure in United States history and the biggest since the 2007-2008 financial crisi

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Author: Josh Adams

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