Financial Stability Oversight Council

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The Financial Stability Oversight Council is a U.S. government body that monitors and addresses systemic risks to the nation’s financial system, coordinating oversight among federal and state financial regulators.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. government council
financial regulatory body
abbreviation FSOC
canRecommend more stringent prudential standards for certain financial institutions
regulatory actions to member agencies
chairperson Secretary of the Treasury of the United States
coordinatesWith federal financial regulators
state financial regulators
country United States
createdInResponseTo 2007–2008 financial crisis
currentChairTitle United States Secretary of the Treasury
dateFounded 2010
establishedBy Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
hasStatutoryAuthority designate financial market utilities as systemically important
designate nonbank financial companies for enhanced supervision
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
includesMember Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration Board
Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Comptroller of the Currency
Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
Secretary of the Treasury of the United States
an independent member with insurance expertise appointed by the President
includesNonvotingMember Director of the Federal Insurance Office
Director of the Office of Financial Research
a state banking supervisor representative
a state insurance commissioner representative
a state securities commissioner representative
issues annual report on financial stability
jurisdiction United States financial system
legalBasis Title I of the Dodd–Frank Act
meets at the call of the Chairperson
memberCount 10 voting members
5 nonvoting members
monitors systemic risk in the U.S. financial system
oversees systemically important financial institutions
parentOrganization United States Department of the Treasury
purpose identify risks to the financial stability of the United States
promote market discipline
respond to emerging threats to the stability of the U.S. financial system
reportsTo United States Congress
sector financial regulation
shortName FSOC
typeOfRiskAddressed systemic risk
website https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-markets-financial-institutions-and-fiscal-service/fsoc


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