Dodd-Frank

Will Dodd-Frank reform get entangled in shutdown politics?

01/25/18

Analysts believe a bipartisan coalition supporting limited regulatory relief will hold, but the toxic political environment and more looming budget battles to come could obstruct the banking bill's path.

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No, the Senate reg relief bill isn’t destroying Dodd-Frank

01/17/18

Progressives have been setting off alarm bells this week over the Senate’s bill to ease some Dodd-Frank rules, but the changes are more modest than many assume.

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CU fights to keep alive lawsuit against Trump’s CFPB pick

01/15/18

Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union's case against the appointment of Mick Mulvaney as head of the CFPB turns on whether it has standing to sue.

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How the wave of GOP departures will affect banks

01/15/18

House Republicans are exiting Congress in droves ahead of the 2018 midterm elections and the stakes for the financial services industry could be significant.

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Fed's Kashkari playing long game in plan to end 'too big to fail'

01/10/18

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari acknowledges that his plan to raise capital at the biggest banks and ease burden for smaller ones isn't likely to be enacted soon, but says its time will come.

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Reg-lite for small institutions, higher capital for big banks: Minn. Fed TBTF plan

01/10/18

The final plan to end "too big to fail" suggests that banks with less than $10 billion be subject to a much less complicated risk-based capital regime, akin to what was required in Basel I.

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House tees up more bills that are part of Senate reg relief deal

01/09/18

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on five bills, three of which are included in the deal negotiated between Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and moderate Democrats.

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Meet the newest members of the Senate Banking Committee

01/09/18

The Senate Banking Committee will have two additional members in 2018: Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Doug Jones, D-Ala.

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Fed, FDIC release regional banks’ living will plans

01/08/18

Northern Trust, which along with 16 other organizations had the public portion of its resolution plan released, said it made changes to its living will as a result of criticism by regulators.

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Blockchain hype, CFPB outlook and Dodd-Frank's staying power: Top stories of the week

01/05/18

Dueling blockchain stories — one arguing it was virtually useless, the other saying it could change real estate lending — seized the top spots this week, while readers also focused on tax reform aftermath and a key Senate retirement.

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