Kevin Wack covers Capitol Hill for the American Banker. From 2009 to early 2011, he worked on financial policy in Washington, first as a fellow with the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and later as a policy analyst and senior editor for the Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP. Prior to arriving in Washington, Wack worked as the investigative reporter for the Portland Press Herald in Maine. He has also reported for the Associated Press. A St. Louis native, Wack is a graduate of Stanford University and holds a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

CFPB Confidentiality Bill Runs into a One-Man Roadblock
May 15, 2012 Sen. Bob Corker acknowledged in an interview that he is delaying the bill, saying that he wants a larger package of technical...

Reid Moves Toward Vote on Fed Nominees
May 15, 2012 The Democratic Senate leader seized on the political momentum from the losses at JPMorgan Chase to push for a vote on...

Ohio Democrat Joins Critics of Mortgage Settlement
May 14, 2012 WASHINGTON – Dissatisfaction is growing in Congress with the Obama administration's decision to leave mortgage investors...

Senate Banking Committee Undecided on JPMorgan Hearing
May 14, 2012 The Senate Banking Committee has yet to decide whether it will call JPMorgan Chase officials to testify about the firm's $2...

13 Questions Mitt Romney Needs to Answer on Financial Regulation
May 14, 2012 The presumptive Republican nominee has given almost no details about his plan to replace the Dodd-Frank Act.

White House: JPM Loss Shows Why Dodd-Frank Was Necessary
May 14, 2012 White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters Monday that the $2 billion loss "reinforces" the need for the 2010...

Elizabeth Warren Calls for New Version of Glass-Steagall
May 14, 2012 The Massachusetts Democrat argued following the $2 billion loss at JPMorgan Chase that it's time to bring back the division...

Obama Travels to Nevada to Tout Refinancing Plan
May 11, 2012 As the president challenged Republicans to support his refinancing initiative, his administration quietly backed away from a...

Menendez, Boxer Challenge FHFA on Refis
May 10, 2012 The two Democratic senators said Thursday that FHFA Acting Director Edward DeMarco should act now to make it easier for...

Miller, Ellison Propose Size Caps for Banks
May 10, 2012 The two House Democrats introduced a bill that mirrors Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown's Safe Banking Act.