Dodd-Frank

Mulvaney is reforming, not destroying, CFPB

03/15/18

The acting director’s five-year plan shows that he wants to bring moderation to the agency, not ruin it from within.

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CFPB invites comments on amending rules already in effect

03/14/18

The request for feedback on adopted regulations is the eighth out of a dozen such requests that acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney has initiated so far as part of a public review of all the agency's processes.

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5 questions as reg relief moves closer to becoming law

03/14/18

With the Senate finishing its work on a regulatory relief package, a showdown in the House still looms while critics of Dodd-Frank weigh whether this is their last shot at unwinding it.

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Warren introduces bill to end ‘too big to jail’

03/14/18

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced a bill to create a permanent law enforcement unit to investigate criminal activity at large banks, just as the Senate was close to passing a regulatory relief package.

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Regional banks get a boost; Kudlow considered

03/14/18

Smaller bank stocks have outperformed the big banks with the prospect of Dodd-Frank rollbacks; Trump “very strongly” pondering TV analyst for adviser role.

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9 controversial provisions in Dodd-Frank reform bill

03/14/18

Though the Senate regulatory relief bill falls well short of a far-reaching House bill, critics argue it could still increase the chance of another bank bailout by the government and weaken consumer protections. Here are the measures causing the most debate.

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Don’t count Barney Frank among critics of reg relief bill

03/13/18

Former Rep. Barney Frank rejected concerns voiced by other Democrats that a Senate bill rolling back some provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act will fuel another financial crisis.

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Senate races toward final vote on reg relief bill

03/13/18

Lawmakers on Tuesday continued debating a thicket of proposed additions to a crucial regulatory relief bill on their way to a final vote likely to occur as early as midweek.

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Five questions for CFPB nominee to replace Mulvaney

03/12/18

The eventual pick will likely encounter heavy scrutiny from senators and, if confirmed, would take the helm of an agency still defined by turmoil nearly seven years after its creation.

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Four questions for CFPB nominee to replace Mulvaney

03/12/18

The eventual pick will likely encounter heavy scrutiny from senators and, if confirmed, would take the helm of an agency still defined by turmoil nearly seven years after its creation.

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