Regulatory reform

Crapo: 'Toxic' Senate will take time to address housing finance reform, Dodd-Frank

02/15/17

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo said Wednesday that although he plans to begin working on housing finance reform and changes to the Dodd-Frank Act, the poor relationship between Democrats and Republicans will hinder any progress.

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Mnuchin confirmed as Treasury secretary over Dem objections

02/13/17

Steven Mnuchin was confirmed 53 – 47 as Treasury secretary late Monday after two days of debate that included Democrats questioning the former banker's honesty.

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Reg relief may not mean lower compliance costs for banks

02/13/17

Banks have spent years and billions of dollars to comply with post-crisis reforms. But with a new administration and Congress aiming to roll back the regulatory tide, whether those compliance costs go down is an open question.

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What (else) banks want from Washington

02/13/17

Financial firms are going on offense in Washington, pressing a policy agenda that would have been unimaginable just a few months ago. Some proposals, like reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, have been floated before while others began to gain traction after Republicans swept the November elections. Here's a look at some of the industry's requests.

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Why Tarullo is leaving the Fed — and what remains unfinished

02/10/17

The Federal Reserve Board should continue to focus on emerging systemic threats and work on exempting community banks from rules clearly aimed at larger institutions, said Fed Gov. Daniel Tarullo, who unexpectedly announced his pending departure Friday.

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Tarullo, architect of post-crisis Fed bank supervision, resigning in April

02/10/17

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo will step down in April in a move that has profound implications for the central bank's oversight of banks.

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What's behind Hensarling's aggressive Dodd-Frank changes

02/09/17

Purported revisions to House Republicans' Dodd-Frank rollback bill raised immediate questions about the GOP's strategy, since the provisions — which were more extreme than when the bill was unveiled last year — immediately sparked Democratic opposition.

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Cheat sheet: Hensarling's plans to gut CFPB, revamp stress tests

02/09/17

A House plan to provide regulatory relief will be more far-reaching when it is reintroduced soon by rendering the consumer protection agency toothless and providing banks with extra incentives to opt into a deregulatory plan.

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Democrats use stalling tactics to slow down GOP agenda

02/06/17

Congress will likely move at a snails pace as Democrats employ stall tactics

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The chances for reg relief are fading fast

02/02/17

The prospects for significant reform of the Dodd-Frank Act appear to be cratering as the political dynamic on Capitol Hill has quickly deteriorated in the wake of controversial executive orders by President Donald J. Trump.

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