Election Aftermath: Best of Regulation & Reform
Published November 12, 2012 2:42 PM
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Updated November 12, 2012 3:11 PM
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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.(Image: Bloomberg News)
Some small banks hoping for a Romney administration pullback on Dodd-Frank may now sell off rather than face a growing regulatory burden.
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.(Image: Bloomberg News)
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 .(Image: Thinkstock)
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.(Image: Bloomberg News)
An obscure OCC provision forcing banks to reassess how their determine the value of their investments could cost community banks big.
The FDIC unveiled a new system designed to ensure that pre-exam data they ask for is relevant to the actual exam.(Image: Bloomberg News)
