Elizabeth Warren

Win or lose, Warren will put banking in 2020 spotlight

12/31/18

No matter how far the Massachusetts Democrat goes in the next presidential race, the financial regulatory issues that she trumpets will be front and center.

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Elizabeth Warren takes major step toward presidential run

12/31/18

The Massachusetts progressive said in a New Year's Eve email and video message to supporters that she’s launching an exploratory committee for a 2020 bid, which could give her an early edge in fundraising among several potential rivals for the Democratic Party nomination.

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How should Kraninger run CFPB? Warren has some ideas

12/20/18

The Massachusetts senator and critic of Trump administration policies sent the new CFPB director an expansive list of to-do items for her first month on the job.

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Heat's rising on Deutsche Bank; foreign banks get tax relief

12/14/18

Two U.S. senators demand an investigation into the German bank over security, criminal risks; the Treasury has proposed rules to help foreign banks deal with last year’s tax law.

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Warren, Van Hollen seek Senate probe of Deutsche Bank's missteps

12/13/18

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is joining with a fellow Senate Democrat Chris Van Hollen in seeking a Banking Committee investigation of Deutsche Bank's compliance with U.S. safeguards against money laundering.

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Fed won't lift Wells' growth cap until deficiencies are fixed: Powell

12/10/18

The Federal Reserve Board chairman told Sen. Elizabeth Warren in a letter that the central bank is actively reviewing the bank's progress in following a February consent order.

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Senate vote puts Kraninger step closer to leading CFPB

11/29/18

A motion to limit debate on the nominee to run the consumer bureau passed along strictly party lines, setting the stage for her to be confirmed as early as next week.

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Warren lays into Navient CEO over Education Dept. audit

11/20/18

The Massachusetts senator said the government’s findings bolster allegations that the servicer steered borrowers into expensive student loan forbearance plans.

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Quarles gets earful (again) on Fed's reg relief efforts

11/15/18

In his second straight day of congressional testimony, the central bank’s top regulatory official was put on the defensive about a pending proposal to relieve regional banks from the toughest supervisory requirements.

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Warren says leveraged lending lapses invite new crisis

11/15/18

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said regulators are failing to respond to what she thinks could be a new meltdown in the making: the trillion-dollar market for leveraged loans.

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