At least three of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s five directors oppose the Federal Reserve's revised proposal for the amount of capital banks will be required to hold to weather a severe downturn,

The Federal Reserve's regulatory chief on Tuesday outlined a plan to raise big banks' capital by 9%, significantly easing an earlier proposal after intense Wall Street opposition but disappointing bank investors and some critics of the rule.

Federal Reserve official Michael Barr on Tuesday unveiled lighter capital requirements for banks than previously proposed after blowback from the financial industry and politicians.