
Neil Haggerty
ReporterNeil Haggerty was formerly the Congress reporter for American Banker. He previously was a financial regulation reporter at MLex Market Insight.

Neil Haggerty was formerly the Congress reporter for American Banker. He previously was a financial regulation reporter at MLex Market Insight.
The Kentucky Republican is the first House member that Friends of Traditional Banking has ever endorsed.
The senator’s bill to reform the 40-year-old law and expand housing investments could gain clout as Democrats look to pick up congressional seats and she eyes a presidential run.
The central bank said the proposal is intended to eliminate duplication of rules for entities covered by the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008.
Whereas most regulators appointed in the Trump administration are focused on rolling back the post-crisis framework, Nellie Liang helped create it.
State regulators and advocacy groups say a federal breach notification standard could supersede state laws that already benefit consumers.
Mary Daly succeeds John Williams, who left the bank earlier this year to run the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
The House Financial Services Committee has steadily passed regulatory reform legislation this year. But any measure faces a stiffer challenge in the upper chamber.
The House Financial Services Committee has steadily passed regulatory reform legislation this year. But any measure faces a stiffer challenge in the upper chamber.
Dodd-Frank authorized the council to designate specific nonbanks for tougher supervision, but the Trump administration has signaled support for "activities-based" designations.
The Senate Banking Committee said it is postponing a hearing on the implementation of regulatory relief for "logistical reasons."
Regulators will continue to issue guidance to articulate general views on appropriate practices, but they will not issue enforcement actions based on violations.
The proposed rule is another step in the agency's implementation of a regulatory relief bill that President Trump signed into law in May.
The central bank, which received broad authority after the crisis to supervise big banks, is expected to get more attention from lawmakers over its discretion to ease banks’ burden.
The proposal by Reps. Jeb Hensarling and John Delaney is a sign that a bipartisan consensus is building on how to move on from Fannie and Freddie.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Elijah Cummings have called for an update on probes into the credit reporting giant a year after its massive data breach came to light.
The proposal by Reps. Jeb Hensarling and John Delaney is a sign that a bipartisan consensus is building on how to move on from Fannie and Freddie.
The former head of the agency said the proposed changes to the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio will make banks vulnerable to disruption and failure.
In a report, the watchdog said the economic environment and competition instead have driven trends in small-business lending.
After news of the breach, congressional hearings for the company’s ex-CEO and other blowback were accompanied by legislative calls to action. But a year later, have policymakers done anything?
The North Dakota Democrat bucked members of her own party in pushing for a bill reforming Dodd-Frank. She faces another uphill battle in November.