Cheyenne Hopkins

Lawmakers said Wednesday they are hopeful that they can pass a provision to create a $30 billion small-business lending fund.

A bill to create a $30 billion small-business lending fund — whose fate has swung wildly between almost certain defeat and imminent enactment — encountered problems again Tuesday as key Republicans voiced objections to the central provision of the legislation.

In five years as comptroller of the currency, John Dugan did not draw the limelight shined on other regulators. But as he gets ready to depart, there is no shortage of opinions on his legacy.

Bono backs reg reform; hiccups on the final overhaul vote; love fest for Fed board nominees; and more.

WASHINGTON - Although House and Senate conferees stripped a proposed bank tax from the regulatory reform bill at the last minute, the fight over the issue is far from over — and the price tag may end up much higher for large institutions.

WASHINGTON - Although House and Senate conferees stripped a proposed bank tax from the regulatory reform bill at the last minute, the fight over the issue is far from over — and the price tag may end up much higher for large institutions.

Casey Carter Bonar, a former industry lobbyist, died Friday in her home. She most recently was a manager of claims at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in its Jacksonville, Fla., office.

Banks and credit unions have renewed a long-standing fight over whether to expand the latter's business lending limit.

A drive to create a $30 billion small-business lending fund — once thought headed to a quick death in the Senate — may now be on its way toward swift passage.

A drive to create a $30 billion small-business lending fund — once thought headed to a quick death in the Senate — may now be on its way toward swift passage.

OCC head Dugan will step down Aug.14; "The regulator from Hell" joins the National Foundation for Credit Counseling; CIT hailed five new chiefs in the past two months; and more.

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin III announced Wednesday that he would seek a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Sen. Robert C. Byrd, which has left Democrats two votes shy of passage of financial regulatory reform legislation.

While it is unclear how fast President Obama will move to appoint a director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau if the regulatory reform bill is passed by the Senate and signed into law, observers have already floated a raft of possible candidates for the job.

While passing a bill that would create a consumer protection agency has proved challenging enough, that task may pale in comparison to actually setting up the new regulator.

The Senate began consideration Tuesday of legislation to establish a $30 billion small-business lending fund. The Senate voted 66 to 33 to take up the measure.

Those looking for clear winners and losers after the conference committee struck a historic final agreement early Friday on regulatory reform legislation are bound to be frustrated.

Those looking for clear winners and losers after the conference committee struck a historic final agreement early Friday on regulatory reform legislation are bound to be frustrated.

House and Senate conferees are expected Thursday to add language to the final regulatory reform bill that would strengthen a provision to ban proprietary trading and restrict investment in private-equity firms and hedge funds.

The Congressional Oversight Panel of the Troubled Asset Relief Program criticized the Obama administration's efforts to forestall foreclosures, arguing they have been ineffective.

While House and Senate conferees had been expected to deal national banks a setback on Tuesday by agreeing to final language that would make it harder for federal regulators to preempt state consumer protection laws, they opted late in the evening to leave the issue in limbo.