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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd asked federal regulators Monday to lay out what actions they have taken to stabilize the commercial real estate market.
February 22 -
Sen. Dodd spreads cheer around the Hill; Barney Frank scolds Sen. Bayh for bowing out early; Former Fed Gov. Volcker speaks out at a conference on retirement.
February 19 -
Sen. Dodd is hoping to introduce a revised regulatory reform bill next week. But as its fate and makeup remain unclear, we offer the following frequently asked questions.
February 18 -
WASHINGTON — Though regulatory reform has stolen center stage on Capitol Hill, the Obama administration remains intent on wiping out the Federal Family Education Loan Program, and its demise appears to be just a matter of time.
February 17 -
Sen. Evan Bayh, a moderate Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, announced that he will not seek re-election.
February 16 -
WASHINGTON — Creating the infrastructure for regulators to collect and analyze data necessary to monitor systemic risk is going to be costly and complicated, Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo told Senate subcommittee members on Friday.
February 12 -
WASHINGTON — Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd is not the only lawmaker who stands to lose if a regulatory reform bill is not enacted this year.
February 11 -
Republican Sen. Bob Corker's decision to negotiate directly with Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd on regulatory reform may boost the chances of reaching a bipartisan bill, but does not clarify how critical unresolved issues will be worked out.
February 11 -
The announcement is an unconventional turn of events since the typical path is for a chairman to work with the panel's ranking member first and then bring in more junior members on each side.
February 11 -
The House Financial Services Committee canceled all hearings scheduled this week due to heavy snow. The Senate Banking Committee also canceled a subcommittee hearing planned for today with current and former regulators on systemic risk.
February 9 -
The House Financial Services Committee and the Small Business Committee plan to hold a joint hearing Thursday on the condition of small-business lending and commercial real estate lending in local markets.
February 8 -
Senate Banking Committee leaders said Friday that negotiations on a regulatory reform bill had reached an impasse. We offer the following FAQ about what is really going on.
February 5 -
Though Senate Banking Committee leaders said Friday that negotiations on a regulatory reform bill had reached an impasse, the situation may not be as dire as it appeared. We offer the following frequently asked questions about what is really going on.
February 5 -
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd on Friday said he would introduce a revised regulatory reform bill this month after negotiations with the panel's senior Republican broke down.
February 5 -
WASHINGTON — New initiatives from the Obama administration, including plans to tax large institutions and ban them from proprietary trading, and to offer community banks incentives to increase small-business lending, have run into a wall on Capitol Hill.
February 3 -
An Obama administration push to ban banks from proprietary trading and limit their growth suffered a setback Tuesday as lawmakers from both parties raised concerns that the so-called "Volcker Rule" would have done little to nothing to prevent the financial crisis.
February 2 -
WASHINGTON — Though lawmakers said Tuesday they support the goal of President Obama's $30 billion program to spur small-business lending, many sharply criticized the proposal, arguing it either would not work or could be done more directly.
February 2 -
In an attempt to avoid the stigma of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, President Obama announced Tuesday a separate $30 billion program to help small businesses receive loans from community banks.
February 2 -
Paul Volcker, the chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, plans to fight back Tuesday against criticisms of his proposal to ban banks from proprietary trading and other speculative trading, arguing his plan is the best way to minimize risk in the banking system.
February 2 -
Flagging growing concerns on Capitol Hill that commercial real estate losses could threaten economic recovery, a bipartisan group of 79 House lawmakers sent a letter Monday to federal regulators asking them to strengthen efforts to address the situation.
February 1
