Claire Williams

Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., is introducing a bill to establish an Office of Supervisory Appeals at each of the banking regulators that would give banks more power over the appeals process.

House Republicans held a subcommittee hearing on reforming bank merger M&A, laying the groundwork to counter Biden administration efforts to make it more difficult for mergers to be approved.

Rep. French Hill, the No. 2 Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, promised bankers Tuesday that he will continue to push back against Biden administration regulators, especially on bank-fintech partnerships and digital assets.

Congressional Review Act resolutions are ramping up ahead of the 2024 election cycle. Experts say that, although none are likely to become law, the resolutions are still powerful messaging and political tools.

Lawmakers including one of the original sponsors of the Corporate Transparency Act have filed an amicus brief in the appeal against an Alabama court ruling that the law is unconstitutional, which would throw into question Treasury's newly-established beneficial ownership structure.

The House Financial Services Committee also sent to the full House two bipartisan bills, including one that would prevent large banks from opting out of having to recognize Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in regulatory capital.

Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., told American Banker that he sees a concrete path to chair the House Financial Services Committee that relies on his long experience in committee leadership and long political career.

Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., is running to lead his caucus in the House Financial Services Committee and says he has the skills to meld traditional and insurgent wings of the party.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., detailed how New York Community Bancorp grew to exceed the $100 billion threshold that triggers tougher regulatory requirements and set the bank on a path to market turmoil via a series of deals that were approved, in part, by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

The Arkansas Republican is currently the vice chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and has a deep background in the banking industry and policy.

Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that pursuing a rulemaking on forced arbitration, as laid out by consumer advocates' rulemaking petition, would be an "affront to Congress."

West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore, who's put banks on a blacklist for their support of ESG policies, is up for (and very likely to win) one of the state's two seats in the U.S. House. Here's how he got there, and what it'll look like when he tries to bring his anti-ESG policies national.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg says the agency would likely use a resolution strategy for a global systemically important bank that puts the holding company into resolution and keeps subsidiaries operating under a bridge company.

Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Gary Peters of Illinois, and Ron Wyden of Oregon, have released a $1.3 billion piece of legislation to target identity fraud in government-related pandemic programs and empower investigators.

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to undo the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's credit card late fee rule.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said that he would like to examine the proposed acquisition on "narrower bases."

The case over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's $8 late fee rule has emerged as a flashpoint in a larger debate over "judge shopping," whereby plaintiffs seek venues with judges sympathetic to their complaints.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., tapped executive compensation and cannabis banking bills as bipartisan priorities that could see movement in the Senate in the "weeks and months ahead."

A federal judge in Texas sided with bank trade groups, agreeing that bank regulators might have overstepped their authority in reforming parts of the Community Reinvestment Act.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown faces a tough 2024 campaign to recapture his Ohio senate seat in a state that's increasingly Red. Can the same state that elected conservative populist firebrand J.D. Vance also re-elect Sherrod Brown? And what do the political undercurrents apparent in Ohio mean for banks?