Bank Regulators Considering Concessions on Key Capital Rule
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Wall Street is making headway in a campaign to persuade regulators to soften a key rule that has forced banks to boost capital since the financial crisis.
After financial firms complained for about a year that some of the new requirements will make it overly expensive to offer derivatives to clients, regulators planned to discuss possible concessions at a private meeting starting Wednesday, according to two people with knowledge of the talks. The meeting consists of policy advisers to a group of global authorities that includes the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England, the people said.