Watch and pay attention to Mayra Rodriguez Valladares @mayramrvassociates.bsky.social and Patrick Lovell @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com. See and hear what truth and facts are! youtu.be/_LKCjCWBLuw?...

#Banks #StressTests "For bank lobbyists advocating for lower capital, the 2026 bank stress test results appear to validate that banks have more capital than they need. That conclusion is premature." My latest at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

Wall Street’s Deregulatory Campaign: Who Pays When Banks Lose? Wall Street industry groups are lobbying to erode import bank market risk rules. This imperils banks and ordinary Americans. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar... @forbes.com

@Banks #Deregulation The burden of proof for further capital relief lies squarely with the banking industry. That burden has not been met. Bank regulators owe it to depositors, taxpayers, and the broader economy to hold that line. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

#Banks #LowerCapital #IncreasedRisks #CreditNegative My latest at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

#AI #Banks #Risks "The Financial Stability Board has released its long-awaited AI governance framework for financial services." www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar... My latest at @forbes.com.

#Banks #ArmedConflicts #Geopolitics We are seeing more armed conflicts than at any period since WWII. Not only are lives being tragically lost, these conflicts threaten bank sector and financial stability. @Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

#AI #FinancialSystemRisks #PrivateCredit #SenateBankingHearing #Today "The four testimonies to be delivered at 10:00am show a striking range of views on AI policy, even among witnesses who share some basic premises." My latest @forbes.com. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

www.bls.gov/cpi/ #CPI #InflationRises May CPI inflation rises to 4.2%, the highest level since April 2023. Additionally, core CPI inflation rose to 2.9%, the highest level since September 2025. If this trend continues, it will be difficult for the Fed to avoid raising rates later in the year.

#BankResolution #Risks The @FDICgov has outlined a significant shift in how the agency approaches resolution planning for large banks. My latest at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

#BankDeregulation www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar... My latest at @forbes.com

#Banks #PrivateCredit #CommercialRealEstate #AgLending #RisingConsumerDelinquencies "The Federal Reserve's latest supervisory report gives the U.S. banking system a clean bill of health — but read the fine print." My latest at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

#PrivateEquity #Pentagon #InsiderConflicts #TrumpFamily @warren.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov , and @rokhanna.bsky.social are demanding accountability for a $200 billion private equity invasion of America's defense industrial base. My latest at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar... As long as the Iran war continues, Americans will save less, because they have to spend more for gasoline and food, not to mention housing and healthcare.

"The American consumer is broke, stressed, and running out of options. New data released today shows savings collapsing and real incomes falling." My latest at @forbes.com. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan to a startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried tamping down suspicions of cronyism. But interviews and records show the loan request was from Peter Navarro, a Trump adviser and crony www.propublica.org/article/dona...

www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar... "Banks have lent over $320 billion to the very funds that have essentially replaced them as corporate lenders. Default rates are climbing. Retirement savings are in the middle of it all. And no single regulator can see the whole picture." My latest at @forbes.com.

#Banks #InsuranceCompanies #PrivateCredit www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar... My latest at @forbes.com.

#CAMELS #Banks #Risks "Weakening the banking system’s qualitative safeguards could leave bank regulators less equipped to identify the next banking crisis before it arrives." www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar... My latest at @forbes.com

#Banks #BankRegulations #FinancialRisks #PrivateCredit #PrivateEquity #Geopolitics My newsletter is out. Please sign-up to read my articles. us8.campaign-archive.com?u=2329ea7f58...

#Banks #NDFIs #PrivateCredit #PrivateEquity #Banks #NDFIs #PrivateCredit #PrivateEquity "By the time Jamie Dimon spotted the first cockroach, the walls were already full of them. My latest at @forbes.com. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

@SECGov #SemiannualDisclosureProposal #Banks #Transparency Any opacity from banks would hurt Main Street. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar... My latest at @forbes.com

The Lobbying Machine: How America's Banks Buy Influence In Washington www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

#BankLobbyists Bank lobbyists spend millions to weaken bank regulations, more and more every year. And if banks fail, ordinary Americans normally have to bail them out. My latest at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar... #Banks #Lobbyists #ProtectingMainStreet Ordinary Americans do not have lobbyists in Washington. And when banks fail, we often have to bail them out My latest at @forbes.com

Deregulate Banks Now, Downgrade Later Bank regulators and investors should know that key credit ratings agencies are unanimous in signaling that lower capital is net credit negative. T My latest at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

Horrifying! Steven Delbene, the police chief in #Scarsdale, NY, does not want to disclose #Flock camera locations because he thinks that some day they will shrink to a sufficient degree that we won't actually be able to spot or recognize them! #deflock #surveillance #alpr

Do not miss this discussion with Mayra @mayramrvassociates.bsky.social @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com and #KathleenEngel bsky.app/profile/thec...

Can say unaware of the facts. I never learned much of what I know in "formal" training. Learned from individuals sharing knowledge, from reading on my own, from watching experts share objectivity and not blah, blah, blah platitudes. Check out @mayramrvassociates.bsky.social youtu.be/Hy6z5oyKYTc?...

#Geopolitics #Banks #StressTests The Geopolitical Risk Index (GRI) is at its highest level in almost 25 years. My latest at @Forbes. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

Want answers? Watch this discussion with Patrick Lovell & Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, managing principal of MRV Associates, financial risk consultant and trainer. Strong advocate of financial reform. @mayramrvassociates.bsky.social @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com youtu.be/Hy6z5oyKYTc?...

Watch @mayramrvassociates.bsky.social with my colleague @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com in this power-packed #TruthBomb! youtu.be/Hy6z5oyKYTc?...

Here's a learning experience for you! @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com @mayramrvassociates.bsky.social youtu.be/Hy6z5oyKYTc?...

We persevere, as you do, Mayra. It's all about educating folks! Here's our latest discussion together. bsky.app/profile/thec...

I'm so fortunate to know you @mayramrvassociates.bsky.social through interviews with my colleague Patrick Lovell @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com. Here's another must watch for people who want to know what's happening! www.youtube.com/live/UUgQ-h9...

#Banks #BaselIII Data released this week sends a clear and uncomfortable signal: the U.S. economy is becoming more fragile. This is not a backdrop that calls for bank deregulation. It is one that demands resilience. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar... My latest at @forbes.com

Watch this! youtu.be/Hy6z5oyKYTc @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com @mayramrvassociates.bsky.social

There is never a good time for deregulating banks, but it would be hard to pick a worse time. Hearing starts in a few minutes!

"Three new federal proposals would strip tens of billions from the capital buffers designed to protect ordinary Americans. The timing couldn’t be worse — and the promised benefit, a bank-led mortgage lending boom, is not coming." - @mayramrvassociates.bsky.social

#Banks #BaselIII Data released this week sends a clear and uncomfortable signal: the U.S. economy is becoming more fragile. This is not a backdrop that calls for bank deregulation. It is one that demands resilience. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar... My latest at @forbes.com

Warner Bros proxy statement is out and the pay ratio between median employee & CEO Zaslav is a mind-boggling 1,378:1. And the median employee and Warner Bros is paid a higher annual figure than I've ever made in my life.

#BankRegulations #Hearing April28 10am I will present my case that bank deregulation hurts Main Street. financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eve...

#BigBanks #ShareBuybacks #Dividends "In Q1 2026, the eight globally systemically important banks showered shareholders with $46.17 billion in dividends and buybacks — a 34% surge over last year. My latest at @forbes.com. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

#BigBanks #ShareBuybacks #Dividends "In Q1 2026, the eight globally systemically important banks showered shareholders with $46.17 billion in dividends and buybacks — a 34% surge over last year." My latest at @forbes.com. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

Hardworking Americans shouldn't be paying the price of war in the Middle East. Inflation is rising and consumers are squeezing their paychecks just to have basic necessities.

Beyond Private Credit: The Overlooked Risks Of Banks’ Ties To Nonbanks The historic surge in bank lending to Non-Depository Financial Institutions (NDFIs) is one of the most underappreciated risks in the U.S. financial system. My latest at Forbes. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

Small businesses are absorbing rising costs from tariffs, with expenses already higher than this time last year. Relieving that pressure is critical to supporting small business owners and ensuring they can continue to grow and contribute to our communities.

“A whole civilization will die tonight.” - Trump The world now has to watch and wait on the consequences of having an unhinged, inexperienced and ignorant strongman treat war like it’s a promo for his own reality TV show. None of this is a surprise, but it’s still wildly dangerous.

President Trump is pushing a staggering $1.5 trillion defense budget—over 40% more than last year—while Americans are being crushed by the cost of living. This isn’t just misplaced priorities—it’s a budget that asks Americans to sacrifice more while giving them less. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...

#DefenseSpending President Trump wants $1.5 trillion for defense—over 40% more than last year. For him, defense comes first, the rest of the country comes second. My latest at @forbes.com. www.forbes.com/sites/mayrar...