Elizabeth Warren

Warren, Tillis look to enforce GSE salary caps

04/12/19

A bipartisan proposal would allow for the removal of the FHFA director if the agency approves CEO salary increases at Fannie and Freddie beyond $600,000.

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Regulators to Dems: We are not satisfied with Wells Fargo

04/09/19

The heads of three agencies reiterated their concern about the bank’s progress in fixing risk management and corporate governance flaws.

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Moynihan's call for unity, CFPB payday revamp, Morgan Stanley's AI strategy: Top stories of the week

04/05/19

'There is no division in our industry': BofA's Moynihan says; why CFPB's payday revamp is an even bigger deal than you think; Morgan Stanley's new data strategy for higher quality AI; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Senate Dems press CFPB on student loan forgiveness

04/05/19

The lawmakers are questioning the agency about its oversight of student loan servicers involved in a federal loan forgiveness program.

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‘Straight out of the Reign of Terror’: Comments of the week

04/05/19

Readers react to Sen. Elizabeth Warren's "too big to jail" bill, respond to legislation prohibiting banks from denying service to gun dealers, consider the impact of housing finance reform on small lenders and more.

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Bankers back bill to let states determine marijuana rules

04/04/19

A broad bill that amends the Controlled Substances Act to formally recognize state laws legalizing marijuana has the support of the financial services industry.

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Warren doubles down on ending ‘too big to jail’

04/03/19

The Massachusetts senator introduced legislation Wednesday that would require executives of large corporations to serve jail time when their companies commit crimes, including for violations of civil law.

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CFPB, FTC need more teeth in dealing with credit bureaus, GAO says

03/26/19

The watchdog’s report — requested by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. — called for civil money penalty authority and better supervision to guard consumer data.

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Sens. Warren, Brown call on regulators to oust Wells Fargo CEO Sloan

03/22/19

The Democrats are asking the OCC and the CFPB to use their authority to remove Tim Sloan, who became CEO in 2016.

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Warren drops CRA mandate for credit unions as part of housing bill

03/13/19

The 2020 presidential hopeful removed the contentious provision from a previous version of the bill that had won praise from bankers but sparked fierce opposition from credit unions.

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