With strategic changes at key trade groups and attention shifting away from regulatory relief for community banks, the interests of large institutions have taken on more prominence. ... Read full article
Lawmakers fear that regional banks could still get stung as the central bank implements a new law meant to ease their burden. ... Read full article
The letter from lawmakers to the bureau follows a report that the agency does not view the exams as explicitly required by the law. ... Read full article
While bankers typically donate more to the political re-election campaigns of Republicans, their giving has shifted more to Democratic incumbents in the Senate for the upcoming midterms. ... Read full article
While the industry's trend of supporting Republicans continues, Senate Democrats who backed reg relief are drawing key industry support. ... Read full article
All five are Republicans and they include senior House GOP leaders, contenders to head the Financial Services Committee and strong voices in favor of regulatory relief. ... Read full article
Some of the tightest contests in the midterm elections may have big implications for the future of banking policy. ... Read full article
The proposal released in May to clarify how banks comply with the proprietary trading ban would “undermine a fundamental provision" of Dodd-Frank, lawmakers said. ... Read full article
A new law exempts small lenders from expanded mortgage data reporting, but regulators are signaling that banks no longer have to collect the data either. ... Read full article
Fintech firms have the federal option they have long sought, but meeting the agency’s application requirements will not be easy. ... Read full article
The banking industry group has so far endorsed six candidates in their re-election campaigns for the upcoming November elections. ... Read full article
Federal bank regulators consider roughly a dozen new rules; firms tout tools to help financial institutions bank legal marijuana-related businesses; Mick Mulvaney defends CFPB enforcement powers; and more from this week's most-read stories. ... Read full article
The House Financial Services Committee chair also acknowledged that his capital-formation bill still faces a potentially tough Senate vote. ... Read full article
Elizabeth Warren, Sheila Bair and other regulatory hawks at a D.C. event hailed the reforms enacted in the wake of the 2008 crisis. ... Read full article
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is suspending its ongoing review of new credit scoring models and will instead move forward with creating a regulatory framework for providers of alternative credit scores to apply and be evaluated for use by Fannie Mae ... Read full article
The federal bank regulators are considering roughly a dozen new rulemakings in response to the bill rolling back certain sections of Dodd-Frank. ... Read full article
The House appropriations bill would also expedite the appeals process for CFPB examination decisions and reduce the number of times big banks must submit resolution plans to every two years. ... Read full article
The nominee to run the consumer bureau endured tough questioning over the administration’s family-separation policy but appeared to weather the barrage. ... Read full article
The Fed's top regulatory official suggested that some banks could get a break from filing resolution plans and see the frequency of their stress tests reduced. ... Read full article
The Financial Stability Oversight Council has proposed to dedesignate Zions Bancorp. as a systemically important financial institution under the Dodd-Frank Act. ... Read full article
