U.S. regulators are preparing to tighten rules for large banks, which could raise their capital requirements by 20% on average, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, to boost the financial system's resilience after a spate of midsize bank failures this year.
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Regulators are on track to propose the changes as early as this month, the WSJ reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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