Cheyenne Hopkins

President Obama intends to use a "pocket veto" to kill the foreclosure notarization bill that would require one state's notarization rules be accepted by other states.

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposal Wednesday to require new disclosures for asset-backed securities.

When Elizabeth Warren called last week for simplified, comprehensible credit card disclosures, the industry applauded the goal. But the agreement may stop there.

The Treasury released a two-year retrospective report on the program showing that the total cost of Tarp will be about $50 billion but with expected repayment from American International Group, the total cost is likely to drop to $30 billion.

Nearly three months after the Dodd-Frank law created the Financial Stability Oversight Council, its first official meeting Friday was not exactly auspicious.

Nearly three months after the Dodd-Frank law created the Financial Stability Oversight Council, its first official meeting Friday was not exactly auspicious.

In a speech to the Financial Services Roundtable late Wednesday, Elizabeth Warren made it clear that she intends to target financial disclosures as one of her top priorities.

Compared to last year, the Shared National Credits Review is overwhelmingly positive. Historically speaking, however, the results are still poor.

WASHINGTON — Industry representatives largely panned news of a Financial Crimes Enforcement Network plan to require banks to report all international wire transfers to the government, citing concerns about the usefulness of the data and privacy issues.

Nine months after he first proposed the idea, President Obama signed a bill on Monday that would create a $30 billion small business lending fund.

OCC comes to the rescue of children; Frank finds "smart" conversation unenlightening; Bachus gets a dig in on Tea Party candidate O'Donnell; and more.

WASHINGTON — After six years of delays, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network was set to issue a proposal Monday that would require banks and money-services businesses to report international wire transfers to the government.

WASHINGTON — As the House gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would create a $30 billion small-business lending fund, a top Treasury Department official said the administration would move as quickly as possible to implement the program.

Herb Allison, the head of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, announced Wednesday he is stepping down after two years on the job now that the program is unwinding.

Just four days after being appointed to spearhead the creation of the new consumer bureau, Elizabeth Warren has hit the ground running.

Federal banking regulators will lose their powers to write consumer protection rules on July 21, 2011.

WASHINGTON — After months of speculation and more than a week of fevered media coverage on the topic, President Obama formally picked Elizabeth Warren on Friday as assistant to the president and special advisor to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in charge of creating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

WASHINGTON — After months of speculation and more than a week of fevered media coverage on the topic, President Obama formally picked Elizabeth Warren on Friday as assistant to the president and special advisor to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in charge of creating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Tapping Elizabeth Warren as a top administration official charged with setting up the new consumer protection bureau will help her avoid a tough confirmation battle, but may offer as many risks as rewards.

WASHINGTON — President Obama is expected to appoint Elizabeth Warren as an assistant to the president and special advisor to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner tasked with getting the new consumer protection bureau on its feet, a Democratic official said late Wednesday.