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Democratic lawmakers discuss in detail why Obama’s second-term is likely to be more defense than offense where financial services policy is concerned.

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Some small banks hoping for a Romney administration pullback on Dodd-Frank may now sell off rather than face a growing regulatory burden.
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Elizabeth Warren’s election to the Senate is a blow to bankers who view her as hostile to their industry. Will the CFPB founder join the Banking Committee? It’s too soon to tell, but most expect it to happen.

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Community banks scored an impressive victory as federal regulators announced they were indefinitely delaying implementation of Basel III.

The move wasn’t a total surprise, as observers had predicted earlier in the week why regulators couldn’t make the Jan. 1 deadline.

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Fed Gov. Elizabeth Duke raised eyebrows last week by advocating a two-tiered approach to regulating mortgage lending, saying that regulatory burden was in danger of eliminating small banks from the business.

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The FDIC unveiled a new system designed to ensure that pre-exam data they ask for is relevant to the actual exam.

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