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FIRST ON FOX: A top executive at JPMorgan Chase warned that proposed federal bank capital rules could damage small businesses across the country, airing caution that Main Street may have less access to credit from banks.

As regulators move to finalize Basel III Endgame, one of the most important global financial regulatory standards to date, Chase Business Bank CEO Stevie Baron said in a memo obtained by Fox News Digital that the current framework could potentially have unintended consequences for small businesses as capital requirements could prevent lending.

“The latest revisions to the 2023 proposal are a step in the right direction, but as we reiterated to regulators, more work is needed to ensure the final rules do not increase the cost of lending or reduce access to credit for small businesses,” Baron said.

A top JPMorgan Chase exec warned that a proposed regulatory framework that would affect America’s biggest banks could prevent loans to small businesses. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Baron specifically noted proposed changes to the Global Systemically Important Bank (GSIB) surcharge, saying that formula could encourage trading over lending, raising borrowing costs for millions of small business owners.

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JPMorgan Chase is considered a GSIB, and is required to adhere to higher loss-absorbing equity and capital requirements than other smaller banks.

“The Fed should reconsider the proposed changes to the GSIB surcharge calculation, and, in particular, retain the current approach to the short-term wholesale funding factor that accounts for the size and funding diversification benefits of universal banks,” Baron added. “Regulators should ensure the surcharge framework does not penalize the everyday lending and banking services relied on by small businesses.”

He also argued that “capital requirements should not increase just because the economy is growing or routine activity is expanding,” and that “policymakers should ensure the capital framework operates as a coherent whole, rather than layering multiple requirements on top of the same risks.”

Baron oversees more than 7 million small and medium-sized businesses and over $19 billion in business banking average loans in fiscal year 2025. The American Dream Initiative, which was announced by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” in March, seeks to expand the total number of small and medium-sized businesses to ten million in additional to a number of changes at the bank to promote growth in the U.S. economy.

Brian Kilmeade interviews JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon during “Fox & Friends” on March 31, 2026, in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

A senior JPMorgan Chase executive told Fox News Digital that acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling visited the bank’s headquarters last week to discuss the initiative and steps it is taking to implement changes under the Trump administration.

After the 2008 financial crisis, global regulators developed the Basel III regulatory package to ensure banks have enough capital and financial cushion to weather economic volatility to protect taxpayers. U.S. regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller, initially proposed the framework, dubbed Basel III Endgame in 2023 but withdrew the draft for revision after pushback.

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In March, Trump administration regulators proposed the latest draft of Basel III Endgame, with a comment deadline of July, though banks are still lobbying for changes as regulators move to enact permanent policy.

Top lawmakers, like Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, have also warned about potential lending shortfalls if the framework is enacted.

Senator Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina, attends the Independence Day parade in Merrimack, New Hampshire, US, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“I have long said that overly complicated capital rules can slow economic growth without making our financial system safer,” Scott said in a March statement. “The Biden administration’s plan would have made it harder to get a mortgage, harder to start a business, and more expensive to make ends meet. That is the wrong direction when families are already feeling squeezed. There is still more work to do. We need rules that keep our financial system strong while making sure banks can lend, and our economy can grow.”

Baron aligned with Scott’s view that there needs to be assurance that banks will be able to lend freely, stating in his memo that small businesses could be restricted from expansion and investing in growth should there be limited access to capital.

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His memo is part of a new JPMorgan Chase series titled “from the desk of,” where top executives, including Dimon, have shared their takes on various economic and political policies and how they affect America’s largest bank.

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The Trump administration is threatening the American Bar Association’s longstanding authority to accredit law schools, which dates back to 1952.

The White House, along with congressional Republicans, have accused the ABA of using its dominant role in legal education to push diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ideology on up-and-coming lawyers.

A 500-page Department of Education report obtained by The Wall Street Journal argues that the ABA’s accreditation wing is not sufficiently independent of the law profession itself.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, the Department of Education said its staff reviewed the ABA’s accreditation standards and found the organization is “out of compliance” with federal accreditor regulations.

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The American Bar Association building is seen in Washington. D.C.. on June 2, 2025. (Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA / Reuters)

“We will not comment on details as the process is ongoing and involves multiple stages of review, including by an independent, bipartisan advisory committee in September,” said a spokesperson from the Department of Education.

The ABA’s accreditation system gives it considerable influence over law schools in the United States.

Its Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is the only accreditor of Juris Doctor programs recognized by the Department of Education, and graduation from an ABA-approved law school is the standard path to taking the bar exam in most states.

Since the Higher Education Act was passed in 1965, only accredited universities can participate in federal student financial assistance programs. Students who attend non-accredited law schools cannot access federal student loans or grants.

A Department of Education sign is displayed outside their federal student aid office on July 17, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images / Getty Images)

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The Department of Education’s initial recommendation to reject the ABA as a federally recognized accreditor will go to a panel for review, The Journal reported. That panel will then make its own recommendation to Undersecretary of Education Nicholas Kent.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, Melissa Hart, the chair of the ABA’s Accreditation Council, said the council is complying with federal laws and regulations.

“Although it is difficult to comment on a recommendation we haven’t yet received, we look forward to the opportunity to address any misconceptions and clarify the record at our upcoming hearing before the [National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity] committee next month,” Hart said.

“As a national accrediting body for American law schools, we remain focused on ensuring quality legal education that produces competent, ethical attorneys who are eligible for licensure,” she added. “The outcomes produced by Council-accredited law schools are unmatched, and we continue the important work of accrediting law schools as our recognition process proceeds.”

President Donald Trump signs executive orders relating to higher education institutions, alongside U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the Oval Office on April 23, 2025. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

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Under the Higher Education Act, the secretary of education has the power to terminate the federal recognition of an accrediting agency, but only after the accreditor is given notice and an opportunity for a hearing.

Accreditors are also generally given up to 12 months to come back into compliance before their recognition is terminated.

If the ABA lost its federal status as a trusted accreditor, law schools affiliated with a university would likely use the university’s accreditor to maintain access to federal student aid programs.

Freestanding law schools would face a more complicated situation, as there are no other federally recognized accreditors specifically for J.D. programs. The Trump administration has not publicly detailed how those schools would retain access to federal student aid if the Department of Education rejects the ABA’s accreditation authority.