Dodd-Frank

How not to clean up a bank failure

09/20/17

A recent failed-bank resolution in Europe may serve as a harbinger of how new authorities could cause problems in the U.S. and highlights the potential need for a modified bankruptcy process.

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Fischer's departure expedites Trump's overhaul of Fed leadership

09/06/17

The Fed announced Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer will depart in October, giving Trump the ability to rapidly reshape the central bank and target Dodd-Frank Act rules.

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Key part of Dodd-Frank remains missing in action

08/31/17

The Federal Reserve’s plan to stop a bank bailout before it starts hasn’t been taken up more than five years since it was proposed.

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'He should never have joined': Comments of the week

08/18/17

Readers weigh in on the end of President Trump's business councils, what the Charlottesville, Va., clashes mean for banks, OSHA's mishandling of Wells Fargo whistleblower claims, community banks' embrace of blockchain, and more.

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Prudential is said to plot its escape from Fed oversight

08/17/17

Prudential Financial is laying the groundwork to escape the government's label that it's too big to fail, a move that would dramatically reduce federal oversight of the largest U.S. life insurer.

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'To unbank the banked': Comments of the Week

08/04/17

Readers react to USAA teaming up with Amazon’s Alexa, how a new Wells Fargo’s scandal could affect arbitration rules, a digital identity startup’s ambitions, and more.

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Small-business loans need their own HMDA

07/28/17

Efforts to repeal a Dodd-Frank mandate for lenders to report data on small-business applicants — including race and ethnicity — overlooks the benefits of the provision to both communities of color and banks.

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CFPB scores highly in new poll — even among Republicans

07/18/17

Most U.S. voters, including those who identify as Republicans, support the Dodd-Frank financial reform law and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to a poll conducted in late June.

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House lawmakers lining up ‘buffet’ of reg relief bills

07/17/17

House lawmakers including Jeb Hensarling are preparing to move on a series of targeted regulatory relief bills in an effort to give Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, more leeway when he tries to craft a relief measure.

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The credit union for people who breathe air: Comments of the week

07/14/17

Readers slam credit unions’ ever-inclusive membership criteria, weigh in on the OCC’s proposed fintech charter, encourage a rewrite of the CRA, and more.

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