Trump administration

Meet the new risks, same as the old risks: Trump's FSOC shares many Obama-era fears

12/14/17

The Trump administration's first interagency assessment of systemic risk highlighted many of the same worries as previous reports, but added a new emphasis on economic growth and regulatory tailoring.

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Democrats lamenting Trump policies now see Dodd-Frank’s problems

12/14/17

The 2010 law does very little to constrain regulatory power, explaining why Republicans pushed for reforms during the Obama presidency and why, under President Trump, Democrats are so vigorously opposing agency management changes.

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FHA condo loans slipped under Obama. Trump’s HUD eyes a comeback

12/13/17

The Obama administration had tried to ease restrictions on the Federal Housing Administration's condominium program, but the agency under President Trump is seen as moving more aggressively.

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Bitcoin mania grows; Trump’s deregulation strategy

12/13/17

Interactive Brokers says it will allow customers to bet against the cybercurrency; aides to Alabama senator drafted for key regulatory positions to ease banking rules.

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FHA ceases approvals of PACE loans, citing taxpayer risk

12/07/17

The ban on financing properties encumbered by heating and cooling assessments will go into effect in 20 days, according to the Federal Housing Administration.

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Trump's Deutsche Bank records said to be subpoenaed by Mueller

12/05/17

Special prosecutor Robert Mueller zeroed in on President Donald Trump's business dealings with Deutsche Bank AG as his investigation into alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections widens.

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Senate Democrats demand CFPB leader 'who is tough on Wall Street'

12/05/17

In a letter to President Trump, 44 Democratic senators said the White House's appointment of Mick Mulvaney as interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "jeopardizes the agency’s independence and effectiveness."

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Meet the new crop of bank regulators

12/05/17

More than 10 months into office, the Trump administration’s takeover of banking regulators is effectively complete.

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‘Shut this excrescence down’: Comments of the week

12/01/17

Readers react to the CFPB director shake-up, applaud honorees of American Banker’s annual banker awards and weigh in on the heated financial data debate.

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Fifth Third's McWilliams tapped as next FDIC chair

11/30/17

Jelena McWilliams, the chief legal officer for Fifth Third Bancorp. will be nominated as the next chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the White House said late Thursday.

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