OCC

Regulatory relief is on its way for banks: OCC official

11/17/17

An OCC official said Friday that a change in tone in Washington means banks can expect a softening of regulations soon.

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Otting approved as comptroller; OMB head may lead CFPB too

11/17/17

Mnuchin’s former business associate is likely to be sworn in next week; Mulvaney, as a congressman, called the CFPB a “joke” and co-sponsored a bill to kill it.

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Senate confirms Otting to lead the OCC

11/16/17

The Senate confirmed Jospeh Otting, a former business partner of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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Cordray resigns; OCC becoming banks' best friend?

11/16/17

CFPB director’s departure gives President Trump the chance to revamp the agency; the bank regulator is reverting to its industry-friendly ways.

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Banks have learned lessons of past disasters: Regulators

11/14/17

Banks and their regulators quickly got back up to speed in markets hit hard by recent hurricanes, in part due to the lessons learned by Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, a panel of regulators said Tuesday.

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Senate Democrats oppose effort to quickly confirm Otting to OCC

11/09/17

Five Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee pledged to vote against the confirmation of Joseph Otting as comptroller of the currency.

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Equifax interim CEO pleads ignorance; All’s well for bitcoin

11/09/17

Barros has no answer for Senate committee on encryption; a bitcoin network split won’t happen … for now.

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Regulators moving quickly on Volcker revisions: OCC's Noreika

11/08/17

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika said he thinks regulators can make a case for an exemption to carve out all small banks from the ban on proprietary trading.

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Separating banking and commerce is 'another win for the big guys,' OCC's Noreika says

11/08/17

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika called for reopening the debate over the barrier between banking and commerce, saying there is evidence removing it could benefit small banks.

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Trump signs resolution killing CFPB arbitration rule

11/01/17

With little fanfare, President Trump officially nixed the rule prohibiting financial firms from including mandatory arbitration clauses.

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