Senate Banking Committee

'A wolf in sheep's clothing': Comments of the week

08/15/19

Readers react to states investigating payroll advance companies and the GOP's weak response to cannabis banking, heed a warning that nonbanks are prepared for CECL and more.

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Why Senate Republicans are sitting out pot banking fight

08/14/19

The 2020 election is shaping up to be a key yardstick for legislation expanding cannabis firms’ financial services access.

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Crapo to join HUD's Carson at event on affordable housing

08/09/19

Secretary Ben Carson was invited by the head of the Senate Banking Committee to Idaho to discuss low-income housing shortages.

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Warren presses Capital One CEO for more details about breach

08/08/19

The Massachusetts senator asked Richard Fairbank in a letter why the bank didn’t detect the breach for nearly four months and how it plans to prevent future cyber intrusions.

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Blockchain, crypto tech need clear rules of the road

08/07/19

Ambiguity about which laws apply to blockchain technology has prevented certain companies from doing business in the United States.

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2020 race pulls Warren away from Senate Banking

08/06/19

The panel has had 13 public meetings since the Massachusetts senator’s last appearance, in May.

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Bipartisan AML bill is just the right touch

08/02/19

Under the Illicit Cash Act, anti-money-laundering rules would be clearer — so banks would have no excuses for noncompliance.

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Waters, Brown warn regulators not to weaken margin rules

08/01/19

Expanding exemptions for initial margin requirements on swaps transactions “would harm financial stability and U.S. taxpayers,” said the top Democrats on the House and Senate banking panels.

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GOP senators pressure banking agencies for more reg relief

07/30/19

Among other things, the letter asked the regulators to ease requirements for a new community bank leverage ratio and analyze the impact of the pending CECL accounting change.

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Crypto holds public promise and potential for danger: Senators

07/30/19

Two weeks after lawmakers grilled a Facebook exec over Libra, they acknowledged benefits from digital currency technology while warning of the risks.

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