Ian McKendry is the Congress reporter for American Banker. He previously covered the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., anti-money laundering and cybersecurity. Before joining American Banker he was an economic reporter for Market News International.
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's upcoming report on how to rewrite financial regulation is likely to end up looking very similar to a Dodd-Frank overhaul plan in the House.
By Ian McKendryApril 27 -
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling said they believed an agreement on housing finance reform could be struck in this Congress.
By Ian McKendryApril 27 -
Democrats drew a line in the sand Wednesday, opposing a provision in a GOP bill that would allow banks to comply with fewer rules in exchange for holding more capital.
By Ian McKendryApril 26 -
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are seeking information about KPMG to determine if it lived up to its professional obligations when it decided not to disclose fake accounts at Wells Fargo.
By Ian McKendryApril 25 -
The fight over a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule adding new restrictions to prepaid cards is intensifying as some Republicans hope to overturn it before a looming deadline expires.
By Ian McKendryApril 21 -
President Trump's executive orders question Obama-era financial crisis prevention system.
By Ian McKendryApril 21 -
The House GOP has signaled that it is ready to move forward on its Dodd-Frank Act replacement plan.
By Ian McKendryApril 19 -
Randal Quarles, the latest front-runner for the vice chair of banking supervision at the Federal Reserve Board, would represent a moderate, mainstream Republican choice that is likely to be welcomed by the financial services industry.
By Ian McKendryApril 17 -
In an interview, CEOs for midsize banks said they are hopeful for a bipartisan Dodd-Frank Act reform bill that eases regulatory requirements for institutions with assets of more than $10 billion.
By Ian McKendryApril 13 -
A new Republican plan to streamline Dodd-Frank's capital rules, stress tests and many other requirements will be reintroduced in the coming weeks by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling.
By Ian McKendryApril 12 -
A new Republican plan to streamline Dodd-Frank's capital rules, stress tests and many other requirements will be reintroduced in the coming weeks by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling.
By Ian McKendryApril 11 -
A Senate Republican effort to use an obscure process to restructure the CFPB could derail any bipartisan agreement on targeted changes to the Dodd-Frank Act.
By Ian McKendryApril 7 -
Observers are divided over whether National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn's support for a modernized Glass-Steagall Act is purely opportunistic or sincere.
By Ian McKendryApril 6 -
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., introduced a bill Wednesday that would allow credit unions to increase their business lending.
By Ian McKendryApril 5 -
Although the Dodd-Frank Act made some positive changes, the weight of its regulations is killing small banks, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said Tuesday.
By Ian McKendryApril 4 -
The Senate Banking Committee approved the nomination of Jay Clayton as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission in a 15-8 vote on Tuesday.
By Ian McKendryApril 4 -
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., asked the Government Accountability Office to weigh in on whether two pieces of bank regulatory guidance are in fact rules for the purposes of the Congressional Review Act.
By Ian McKendryMarch 31 -
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo acknowledged Thursday that a broad Dodd-Frank relief package is likely out of reach, but said targeted reforms could still pass.
By Ian McKendryMarch 30 -
With slim odds of getting eight Democrats to support major Dodd-Frank Act reforms, Republicans are turning to other measures to make changes to the 2010 reform law.
By Ian McKendryMarch 30 -
The Trump administration is seeking to immediately shut down the Treasury Department’s grant programs for community development financial institutions.
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