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Regulators may provide relief to banks above $250B of assets: Fed's Quarles

10/01/18

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 $250 billion threshold.

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Senate confirms Clarida to Fed, two others remain in limbo

08/28/18

The Senate approved Richard Clarida as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, while two other central bank nominees still await a vote.

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Senate Banking advances CFPB nominee over Dem objections

08/23/18

The committee approved the nomination of Kathy Kraninger to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, despite strong Democratic opposition, as well as President Trump's picks for Ginnie Mae, the Export-Import Bank and several other positions.

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6 key Senate races for bankers this fall

08/05/18

Some of the tightest contests in the midterm elections may have big implications for the future of banking policy.

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Senate Dems propose new crackdown on overdraft fees

08/03/18

Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Cory Booker of New Jersey unveiled a bill to ban overdraft fees on debit card transactions and ATM withdrawals.

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Dem senators call for release of Volcker Rule enforcement data

07/30/18

In a letter to heads of five Federal regulators, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown and Jeff Merkley say the public should know the impact of Volcker in light of proposed changes.

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Senate Democrats send CFPB nominee list of follow-up questions

07/27/18

Kathy Kraninger, a senior official at the Office of Management and Budget, largely avoided answering direct questions at her nomination hearing.

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Dodd-Frank is a success story: Progressives, former regulators

07/24/18

Elizabeth Warren, Sheila Bair and other regulatory hawks at a D.C. event hailed the reforms enacted in the wake of the 2008 crisis.

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Ginnie Mae nominee deflects questions over GSE reform proposal

07/24/18

Michael Bright co-wrote a paper in 2016 that envisioned making the agency a backstop for the housing finance system, but appeared to distance himself from the proposal at his confirmation hearing.

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All heat, no light: Kraninger gives little sense of CFPB views

07/19/18

The nominee to run the consumer bureau endured tough questioning over the administration’s family-separation policy but appeared to weather the barrage.

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