Claire Williams

Lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee touched on a number of issues overlapping with banking and the Securities and Exchange Commission, including SAB 121 and stablecoin legislation.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra joins the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s two Republican board members in opposing a revamped Basel III endgame proposal, leaving the future of the nascent plan uncertain.

President Joe Biden, in a speech emphasizing the progress made on the economy during his administration, said he has never called Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during his time as president.

Fintech app Yotta filed a lawsuit against partner bank Evolve, arguing that it conspired with Synapse to misuse customer funds.

A huge amount of money has flowed into the election from cryptocurrency interests, setting up a different financial policy scene, including for bankers, next year.

Reading the tea leaves this election for bank policy is more difficult than years past, experts say, but there are still hints about where former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris stand.

Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., seek to pass legislation to regulate cryptocurrency before the end of this Congress.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said in a letter to the American Bankers Association and the Chamber of Commerce that the banking industry gets a "free pass" in Community Reinvestment Act examinations.

A letter led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., urges bank regulators to crack down on banking as a service, while another led by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., asks that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau more closely monitor buy now/pay later companies.

Vice President Kamala Harris sought to outline proposals on housing and a child tax credit, while former President Donald Trump highlighted an aggressive tariff plan.

A bill from Rep. Andy Barr, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, would make it harder for regulators to enter into international regulatory agreements like Basel III.

Vice President Kamala Harris could stoke a conflict between bankers and merchants over interchange fees as she targets high food prices as part of her presidential campaign.

Mehrsa Baradaran's new book "The Quiet Coup: Neoliberalism and the Looting of America" ties together economic history, an expertise in banking regulation and the perspective of someone who's both watched a country be torn apart by extremism and been inside the American political machine.

Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr says generative AI could present financial-stability risks if certain models are used ubiquitously.

Vice President Kamala Harris outlined a raft of populist economic proposals in her first major economic speech since securing the Democratic presidential nomination, including some aimed at lowering housing costs and boosting supply.

The American Bankers Association and the Illinois Bankers Association, among other groups, say a state law barring swipe fees for taxes and tips should be preempted by federal law.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the upper chamber could pass a bill laying out the regulatory framework for cryptocurrency this year, though few details were offered on how such a bill would cross the finish line.

Political contribution data shows that individual bankers have donated more to the Biden-Harris ticket than Trump in 2024, but overall have contributed more to Republicans than Democrats this cycle.

The bank doubled down on promises to use legal action if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau brings an enforcement action against it related to fraud on the Zelle platform, saying in a statement that it would "not hesitate to seek assistance from courts."

A bill from Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and companion House legislation from Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., would change the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to guard consumers against losing money in authorized transfers that involve scams