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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If President-elect Donald Trump selects House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling as his Treasury Secretary, it would be a clear sign that he intends to embrace a more traditional Republican agenda when it comes to financial services issues.
By Ian McKendryNovember 22 -
President-elect Donald Trump said in a tweet Tuesday that he is considering Dr. Ben Carson one of his opponents in the Republican primary to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
By Ian McKendryNovember 22 -
If President-elect Donald Trump selects House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling as his Treasury secretary, it would be a clear sign that he intends to embrace a more traditional Republican agenda when it comes to financial services issues.
By Ian McKendryNovember 22 -
WASHINGTON Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sharply criticized President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Thursday, saying he has reneged on his promises to "drain the swamp" and instead has put "swamp monsters" in charge.
By Ian McKendryNovember 17 -
WASHINGTON Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sharply criticized President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Thursday, saying he has reneged on his promises to "drain the swamp" and instead has put "swamp monsters" in charge.
By Ian McKendryNovember 17 -
Progressive Democrats sent a letter to congressional leadership on Thursday urging them not to pass a budget bill that would reform the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other components of the Dodd-Frank Act.
By Ian McKendryNovember 17 -
WASHINGTON Progressive Democrats sent a letter to congressional leadership on Thursday urging them not to pass a budget bill that would reform the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other components of the Dodd-Frank Act.
By Ian McKendryNovember 17 -
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling recited a litany of priorities for his panel next year, touching on everything from the very broad, like housing finance reform, to the specific, including targeting a proposal to rein in payday lending.
By Ian McKendryNovember 16 -
WASHINGTON Sen. Elizabeth Warren said this week that Republicans would be making a grave mistake if they try to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying that the agency embodies the same populist wave that helped elect Donald Trump.
By Ian McKendryNovember 16 -
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling recited a litany of priorities for his panel next year, touching on everything from the very broad, like housing finance reform, to the specific, including targeting a proposal to rein in payday lending.
By Ian McKendryNovember 16 -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., delivered a blunt message to fellow Democrats on Monday, warning them not to support efforts to restructure the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
By Ian McKendryNovember 15 -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered a blunt message to fellow Democrats not to make any deals when it comes to restructuring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But whether the progressive Democrat can hold the line with her colleagues or stave off Republican attempts to rejigger the agency using filibuster reform remains to be seen.
By Ian McKendryNovember 14 -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered a blunt message to fellow Democrats not to make any deals when it comes to restructuring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But whether the progressive Democrat can hold the line with her colleagues or stave off Republican attempts to rejigger the agency using filibuster reform remains to be seen.
By Ian McKendryNovember 14 -
GOP control of the legislative and executive branches, combined with a 2018 election map that threatens vulnerable Democrats, gives the industry its best chance in six years to change the financial reform law.
By Ian McKendryNovember 10 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faces an uncertain and precarious future under President-elect Donald Trump, who some say might seek to oust Director Richard Cordray and boost legislation to significantly weaken the agency.
By Kate Berry and Ian McKendryNovember 10 -
WASHINGTON Republicans had a big night on Tuesday, capturing not just the White House, but staving off a challenge to their control of the Senate, which will likely deliver the gavel of the banking panel to Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, next year.
By Ian McKendryNovember 9 -
There was another surprise Tuesday as Republicans managed to keep a Senate majority following the elections, likely giving the gavel of the Banking Committee to Sen. Mike Crapo, a right-of-center Idaho lawmaker who has proven willing to reach across the political aisle in the past.
By Ian McKendryNovember 9 -
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's shocking victory late Tuesday left world markets rattled, and financial services companies facing an uncertain future. But once they adjust, financial institutions are likely to embrace Trump's deregulatory agenda.
By Ian McKendryNovember 9 -
Despite more than a year of campaigning and discussing various issues, Donald Trump remains a huge question mark when it comes to policies affecting credit unions making it unclear exactly what his priorities would as president.
By Ian McKendryNovember 9 -
Despite more than a year of campaigning and discussing various issues, Donald Trump remains a huge question mark when it comes to banking policies making it unclear exactly what his priorities would be as president.
By Ian McKendryNovember 8

