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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Leadership of the Senate Banking Committee came into fuller view on Tuesday with the announcement of subcommittee assignments.
January 17 -
The Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin’s nomination on Thursday, Jan 19.
January 13 -
A top official with the incoming Trump administration said Thursday that the president-elect is considering former Rep. Randy Neugebauer to run the CFPB, the first clear sign that he intends to dismiss Richard Cordray.
January 12 -
Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin will divest himself of his investments and interests in a number of companies and funds once confirmed, including a fund that has bet on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac being recapitalized and released from government control.
January 11 -
Attorney General-designate Sen. Jeff Sessions R-Ala., could pose a roadblock for marijuana businesses seeking financial services, but might also end a controversial Justice Department program targeting payment processors and financial institutions.
January 10 -
Two influential Democratic senators' surprise objections to the OCC's fintech charter show that the initiative may be more politically fraught than the industry and agency expected.
January 9 -
The House Financial Services Committee will see a shuffling of deck chairs among the leadership of its subcommittees in the new Congress as it also welcomes ten new Republican members.
January 6 -
The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Jan. 12 on the nomination of Dr. Ben Carson as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
January 5 -
WASHINGTON The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Jan. 12 on the nomination of Dr. Ben Carson as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
January 5 -
Retailers are fighting back against financial industry efforts to repeal a cap on debit interchange fees.
January 5 -
Retailers are fighting back against financial industry efforts to repeal a cap on debit interchange fees.
January 4 -
WASHINGTON Retailers are fighting back against financial industry efforts to repeal a cap on debit interchange fees.
January 4 -
President-elect Donald Trump's choice of well-known Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton to head the Securities and Exchange Commission was a relatively safe move that suggests his other financial appointments may be equally conservative, industry observers said.
January 4 -
The Senate Banking Committee will have six fresh faces in the new Congress as Republicans grapple with a slimmer majority.
January 3 -
The Senate Banking Committee will have six fresh faces in the new Congress as Republicans grapple with a slimmer majority.
January 3 -
Since the Dodd-Frank Act was passed in 2010, bank industry representatives have confidently predicted that the next year would bring significant changes, only to see their hopes dashed amid partisan divisions over proposed fixes. Until now.
January 3 -
The new year is shaping up to be the one in which sizable changes to the Dodd-Frank Act are finally enacted, thanks to Republican victories in the White House, Senate and House.
December 30 -
The new year is shaping up to be the one in which sizable changes to the Dodd-Frank Act are finally enacted, thanks to Republican victories in the White House, Senate and House.
December 30 -
WASHINGTON Senate Democrats are keeping up the pressure on Wells Fargos board to answer questions about the fake account scandal.
December 22 -
Senate Democrats are keeping up the pressure on Wells Fargo's board to answer questions about the phony-accounts scandal.
December 22
