Policymaking

State regulators launch joint multistate licensing process for fintechs, MSBs

02/06/18

The move is mainly in response to fintech firms that have long argued that the main route to doing business is by getting a license in each state, which can be a cumbersome and repetitive process.

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Five regulators release proposal to alter swaps requirements

02/05/18

The plan would harmonize a 2015 rule establishing swap margin requirements with a later policy that imposes restrictions on certain qualified financial contracts.

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Cryptocurrencies are far from unregulated

02/05/18

Despite panicked cries to the contrary on social media and cable news, federal authorities are keeping a careful eye on evolving digital currency markets, as regulators are likely to tell Congress on Tuesday.

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Warren's Mulvaney shot, B of A blowback and (more) CFPB: Top stories of the week

01/26/18

Elizabeth Warren takes acting CFPB director Mick Mulvaney to task over his decision on data collecting; B of A gets heat from harrassment reveal and free checking halt; and more.

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Ex-New York Fed chief McDonough dies; led bank during LTCM, 9/11

01/25/18

William J. McDonough, whose decade-long tenure as Federal Reserve Bank of New York president included dealing with the market scare of Long-Term Capital Management and the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, has died. He was 83.

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Congress should not hold CFPB hostage in budget talks

01/25/18

CFPB opponents trying to use the spending bill to put the agency's budget under congressional appropriations must be stopped.

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Misguided data freeze keeps CFPB from doing its job: Warren

01/24/18

Acting Director Mick Mulvaney’s decision to halt the collection of consumer data renders bank exams less effective and ignores existing cybersecurity protections, the Massachusetts senator argues.

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‘I am not trying to starve the agency,' CFPB chief reiterates

01/23/18

Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said his zero-funding request for the agency is not meant to drain it of resources.

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Is Washington’s dysfunction a systemic risk?

01/22/18

Financial firms have mostly shrugged off the government's budget woes, but Washington's gridlock might pose a bigger risk than they think.

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Nominees for FDIC, Fed board to appear on Capitol Hill

01/22/18

Three nominees for financial regulatory posts, including the administration's choice to run the FDIC, will face questions by the Senate Banking Committee.

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