News Topic: Regulatory relief

The central bank will hold an open meeting Oct. 31 to discuss changes to the enhanced supervisory regime as required by the regulatory relief bill passed in May. ... Read full article

Despite headlines touting a handful of populist candidates this election season, moderate Democrats will still have a significant role to play if the party takes the chamber in November. ... Read full article

Bankers say the agencies’ proposed rewrite of the trading ban would do more harm than good, while the Volcker Rule’s most ardent supporters worry the overhaul will enable risky behavior by the largest institutions. ... Read full article

Banks technically relieved of the “systemically important” label in last spring’s legislative package are lobbying regulators hard over concerns that they could still face tough standards. ... Read full article

The legislative highlights of his career as House Financial Services Committee chairman were bills too extreme to become law. But the retiring lawmaker says they were still worth pursuing. ... Read full article

The group is launching an "educational campaign" to praise the role played by House and Senate members in unwinding certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank. ... Read full article

It's difficult to predict exactly what might be the next threat to the financial system. Here's a roundup of some prime suspects. ... Read full article

The heavy workload is not limited to implementing the financial regulatory reform bill enacted last spring, as the agencies also work to craft reforms of the Community Reinvestment Act and adjust key capital measures for the biggest banks. ... Read full article

Otting says the bank is not moving fast enough to repay customers who were unfairly sold auto insurance; lack of regulation lets traders use software to move prices. ... Read full article

Financial regulators sought to walk a fine line Tuesday between reassuring Republican senators that they are quickly implementing regulatory relief and defending themselves against Democratic criticism that they are going too fast. ... Read full article

Seven Republican senators urged regulators on Monday to consider additional changes to the Volcker Rule's "covered funds" definition. ... Read full article

Fed Vice Chairman of Supervision Randal Quarles said in written tstimony that the central bank plans to move quickly to determine how to regulate banks between $100 billion and $250 billion of assets, and that it may provide also relief for banks over the ... Read full article

Republicans are calling on the central bank to relieve all banks with less than $250 billion of assets from enhanced supervision that was established after the crisis. ... Read full article

The banking agencies are right to review capital requirements for banks of all sizes to ensure the rules are efficient and clear. ... Read full article

Readers parse JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon's latest public comments, debate a California small-lending bill, weigh the impact of open banking and more. ... Read full article

The Kentucky Republican is the first House member that Friends of Traditional Banking has ever endorsed. ... Read full article

A proposal to let certain thrifts operate like national banks blurs the line even further between the two institution types. ... Read full article

Whereas most regulators appointed in the Trump administration are focused on rolling back the post-crisis framework, Nellie Liang helped create it. ... Read full article