Regulatory reform

Hensarling signals he may leave Senate reg relief bill unchanged

04/26/18

The senior GOP lawmaker appeared to acknowledge concerns that expanding the bill could harm Democratic support.

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In a first, ABA will air TV ads for political candidates

04/25/18

The American Bankers Association will fund TV ads for Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., the first of several candidates the group expects to actively promote during the midterms.

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What's in a name? For Mulvaney's CFPB, quite a lot

04/25/18

The acting director’s effort to rename the agency is about more than rearranging a few words.

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Reg relief in limbo as House, Senate refuse to budge

04/24/18

House Republicans are continuing to push the Senate to add more measures to a bill to give regulatory relief to community banks.

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Luetkemeyer 'actively pursuing' gavel of House banking panel

04/24/18

Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer said Tuesday that he's interested in the panel's top spot when Chairman Jeb Hensarling retires at the end of the year.

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House bill aims to improve transparency of CFPB guidance process

04/23/18

The legislation would prohibit the CFPB from penalizing institutions that rely in good faith on guidance from the bureau.

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'Republicans are feckless': Comments of the week

04/19/18

Readers react to the Senate overriding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's auto lending guidance, weigh in on House efforts to reform the Dodd-Frank Act and debate technology being used to replace new branches.

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The ‘C’ in CRA should still mean something

04/18/18

Many of Treasury’s recommendations for modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act would help financial institutions, not low-income communities.

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‘Don’t let the bastards get you down’: Cam Fine says goodbye to D.C.

04/18/18

The outgoing head of the ICBA reflects on how technology and partisan politics have changed policymaking over the past 15 years.

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Scrapping CFPB auto lending rule would only lead to more discrimination

04/17/18

Lawmakers should not toss out an agency rule aimed at curbing auto dealer markups that adversely impact borrowers of color.

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