Volcker Rule

Fed unveils Volcker 2.0; Santander Consumer may lose a big client

05/31/18

Proposal would simplify the rule prohibiting proprietary trading; Fiat Chrysler, which accounts for about a third of the unit’s business, may go solo.

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Volcker Rule gets a facelift: Here are 5 takeaways

05/30/18

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

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No, regulators did not gut the Volcker Rule

05/30/18

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.

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Volcker 2.0 gives banks with limited trading a break

05/30/18

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

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Bank stocks: The reg relief bump

05/29/18

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.

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Cheat sheet: How regulators plan to revamp the Volcker Rule

05/29/18

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

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Senate confirms McWilliams to FDIC, rounding out Trump bank team

05/24/18

Jelena McWilliams, most recently chief legal officer at Fifth Third, previously served as a Senate GOP aide and an attorney at the Federal Reserve Board.

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9 provisions of reg relief law important to small banks

05/24/18

As President Trump signed the regulatory relief bill into law on Thursday, most of the attention was on a provision to help regional banks with more than $50 billion of assets. But a majority of the new law is aimed at helping institutions below $10 billion. Here's how.

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It's the law: Trump signs off on reg relief bill

05/24/18

The industry’s biggest legislative victory in a decade made it to the finish line Thursday.

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Fed to vote next week on proposed changes to Volcker Rule

05/23/18

Long-awaited modifications to proprietary trading ban are to be unveiled at an open meeting on May 30.

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