Policymaking

How Dodd-Frank repeal would hurt banks' collateralized loan obligations

04/12/17

A carve-out that shielded billions of dollars in collateralized loan obligations from Dodd-Frank's risk-retention mandate could work against banks and other CLO managers if Dodd-Frank is overhauled.

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OCC said to remove top Wells Fargo examiner

04/07/17

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's top examiner at Wells Fargo was removed last month, according to Reuters.

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'Vindictive warlock hunt': Comments of the week

04/07/17

Reader reactions to criticism of Jamie Dimon, the House GOP ganging up on Richard Cordray, a bank's decision to part with Excel to measure credit losses, and more.

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Lacker's exit from Fed leaves mystery over 2016 reappointment

04/06/17

Fifteen months before he resigned under a cloud, Jeffrey Lacker, then president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, found himself in an odd position.

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Cohn backs Wall Street split of lending, investment banks

04/06/17

In a private meeting with lawmakers, White House economic adviser Gary Cohn reportedly said he supports a policy that could radically reshape Wall Street's biggest firms by separating their consumer-lending businesses from their investment banks.

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Long day for CFPB's Cordray as accusations and innuendo fly at hearing

04/05/17

Republicans on the Housing Financial Services Committee barraged the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday with accusations that the agency is corrupt, as they tried to lay the groundwork for President Trump to remove the director for cause.

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BNP Paribas sells stake in Dakota Access pipeline

04/05/17

The French megabank has sold its $120 million stake in a $2.5 billion syndicated loan to build the controversial Dakota Access pipeline.

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Want to ease the regulatory burden? Reform Congress

04/03/17

Efforts at regulatory reform often ignore the source of what led to the overregulation in the first place: the legislative process.

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Dodd and Frank themselves back CFPB in constitutionality case

03/31/17

Nearly 40 current and former congressional Democrats — including the namesakes of the Dodd-Frank Act — challenged the notion that Congress may not dictate the organization of federal agencies.

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The hazards of consumer choice in banking

03/31/17

Policymakers speak of expanding consumer choice, but for the vast majority of borrowers and investors, standardizing choices that make the most financial sense has greater merit.

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