Katherine Kane has edited commentary and other special projects at American Banker for several years and now edits the Dodd-Frank Reform Watch blog.

Dodd-Frank Liquidation Authority Proves Successful in Megabank Failure Simulation
November 16, 2012 Would the orderly liquidation authority in Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act work as intended in a megabank failure? The Clearing...

What to Test? Fed Gives Big Banks Details on Economic Stress Scenarios
November 16, 2012 How would the largest financial institutions fare during various future economic conditions? The Federal Reserve Board has...

FSOC Picks Up Money Market Reform Where SEC Left Off
November 15, 2012 The Financial Stability Oversight Council is looking at three possible reforms to the money market mutual fund industry,...

Project Catalyst: CFPB Teams Up to Meet Innovation Mandate
November 15, 2012 Dodd-Frank requires the CFPB to encourage financial innovation. The agency's Project Catalyst will colloborate with three...

Dodd-Frank Is a Reality. Here’s How to Move Forward: Rehm
November 15, 2012 The election is over. Dodd-Frank is here to stay. It's time for bankers and regulators to get on with compliance and...

Date's Planned Departure from CFPB Spurs Concern
November 14, 2012 The news that the CFPB's Deputy Director Raj Date will be leaving the agency has provoked anxiety in banking circles. Despite...

Use a Two-Tier System for Mortgage Regulation: Fed's Duke
November 13, 2012 Federal Reserve Board Gov. Elizabeth Duke doesn't want to see new mortgage rules driving community banks out of the...

Can’t Use Rating Agencies to Value Investments? Banks Face Looming OCC Rule
November 12, 2012 A section of Dodd-Frank tells regulators not to rely on the credit agencies, so an OCC rule that goes into effect in January...

Small Banks May Face Pressure to Sell Given Election Results
November 9, 2012 Smaller banks, fearing the regulatory burden from the legislation will crush them and no longer holding the hope that Romney...

Will the Election Results Speed Up Dodd-Frank Implementation?
November 9, 2012 Now that the uncertainty of the elections is out of the way, we may see certain Dodd-Frank rules finalized by regulators soon....