News Topic: Regulatory relief

With the question of a federal charter still looming, Treasury's last report on changes to the financial regulatory system will focus on nonbanks and new tech startups. ... Read full article

Banks are extending maturities and making loans to riskier credits to boost volume; banks cut their muni holdings as tax rates drop. ... Read full article

Months after a group of Democrats helped propel Dodd-Frank reforms forward, the opposition party’s identity crisis on banking policy is still on full display. ... Read full article

With comment periods quickly closing, responding to the agency’s abundant requests for information is proving a logistical hassle for the industry and consumer advocates. ... Read full article

The regulatory relief legislation rolls back several stress test requirements for regional and midsized banks, putting more onus on financial institutions and their regulators to ensure banks are managing their risk appropriately. ... Read full article

Further legislative reform will face resistance, but it could still happen. ... Read full article

The plan, which the Federal Reserve Board approved Wednesday, would tailor compliance programs for banks based on their trading volume and revise definitions to help banks determine which trades are banned. ... Read full article

A change in House leadership in midterms would slow down regulatory relief initiatives and put more heat on Trump-appointed regulators. ... Read full article

The proposal to ease compliance with the Volcker Rule was portrayed as a rollback of the Dodd-Frank ban on proprietary trading. But it wasn't — here's why. ... Read full article

Compliance changes proposed by the Fed would likely please banks, but reactions to the plan from past and current policymakers have been wildly different. ... Read full article

Proposal to revamp 2013 rule appears to home in on larger banks with higher trading volume and ease the requirements for others. ... Read full article

Despite Tuesday's blip, many bank have seen double-digit gains in the months since the Dodd-Frank reform law was unveiled. There's good reason to think the run-up will continue. ... Read full article

Volcker 2.0 could bring significant relief for the industry, but will likely fall short of what many had hoped. ... Read full article

Industry consolidation can help boost bank profitability in the short run, but it’s no panacea for the industry’s bigger problems. ... Read full article

Lenders would have a lighter data-reporting burden, but they may end up deciding to collect the data anyway. ... Read full article

After several years of financial policy defeats, banks finally basked in a legislative victory: the first real package of regulatory relief since the crisis. But the long-term effects of that victory are still to be determined. Here is what it all means. ... Read full article

President plans to ease regulatory burden on the largest banks; online merchants say a Visa-Mastercard button blocks cheaper payment methods. ... Read full article

The remarks by the comptroller of the currency came as his agency released a new report on emerging risks in the banking industry. ... Read full article