Ian McKendry

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.

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.

Observers are divided over whether National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn's support for a modernized Glass-Steagall Act is purely opportunistic or sincere.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Trump administration is seeking to immediately shut down the Treasury Department’s grant programs for community development financial institutions.

Lawmakers from both parties asked experts Tuesday if institutions with less than $10 billion of assets should be exempt from Dodd-Frank regulations, signaling a possible bipartisan compromise.

House Republicans’ failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act — an issue that has animated the party caucus since its passage in 2010 — has thrown into question their ability to enact regulatory relief.

The groups and industry trade associations want the Treasury Department and the FHFA to allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to build up capital reserves.

Implementation of the second phase of the common securitization platform had been projected for next year, but the anticipated time frame was delayed following "lessons learned" from the first phase.

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., told a meeting of bankers not to focus on credit unions' tax exemption in talks with lawmakers, saying the two industries should unite over regulatory reform.

During a panel discussion Tuesday, regulators said they are trying not to crack down too hard on sales incentive programs and fix problems that bankers have identified with the exam system.

Though it's too early to have a concrete plan regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the administration is creating a set of principles that it hopes to release in a few months.

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., asked Wells Fargo executives on Friday to submit to new interviews concerning its fake-accounts scandal.

The President's budget calls for eliminating the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution grant program, which often benefits poor and rural consumers in areas that Trump easily carried in the election.

The president's budget calls for eliminating the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution grant program, which often benefits poor and rural consumers in areas that Trump easily carried in the election.