Joe Adler

Lawmakers show deep interest in staying involved with 'Volcker Rule' during the implementation phase, and regulators may actually be grateful.

The Federal Reserve Board is continuing its mission to make the central bank more transparent by releasing senior officials' projections for the direction of monetary policy.

With the failure rate expected to decline next year, the FDIC is getting the chance to focus on other priorities, including finishing implementation of Dodd-Frank and ensuring it is ready for the next crisis.

Move now gives public until mid-February to weigh in on Dodd-Frank trading restrictions.

The Housing Policy Council of the Financial Services Roundtable announced last week that it was promoting Paul Leonard, now the council's director of government affairs, to become senior vice president of government affairs.

WASHINGTON — Most thrift holding companies will get a two-year phase in period for following Federal Reserve Board reporting requirements while others will initially be exempted, the central bank said Friday.

The Obama administration is considering nominating Jeremiah Norton, an executive director for JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s investment bank, to sit on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s board of directors.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has named Kristie K. Elmquist its Dallas regional director.

Agency had originally sought much more in case stemming from 2008 failure, but officials say deal still provides creditor relief.

The nomination of Hoenig, the former Kansas City Fed president, now moves to the full Senate for consideration.

The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a vote Tuesday on Thomas Hoenig to become vice chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

With lessons of crisis still fresh, the agency has launched a corporate risk-management office to prepare for future dangers.

New polls find that bankers may at least be more liked than lawmakers.

Lower failure activity drives spending decline, but agency adds resources for Dodd-Frank implementation.

Support for a clearer ban is widespread since a 60 Minutes report suggested lawmakers — including House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus — traded on nonpublic information, but members are still debating the scope of the legislation.

Following MF Global failure, agency limits firms' ability to invest customer money in sovereign debt and other instruments.

While the living will rule requires firms to provide voluminous data on many aspects of their banking companies, regulators are likely to be primarily focused on a narrative of how they can be taken apart.

The Treasury Department sent a letter to the nearly 400 banks still in the program attempting to chart a path toward the exit.

With customers awaiting claims stemming from bankruptcy of derivatives firm, lawmakers urge tougher rules on segregating funds.

Throughout his career, Barney Frank was unapologetic about his strong positions, but his legacy will be his ability to work the legislative process to his advantage.