
Victoria Finkle
BankThink EditorVictoria Finkle is deputy Washington bureau chief and editor of American Banker's op-ed blog, BankThink.

Victoria Finkle is deputy Washington bureau chief and editor of American Banker's op-ed blog, BankThink.
The National Credit Union Administration issued a comprehensive report Monday defending the agency's risk-based capital rule and urging lawmakers to make several legislative changes.
The House passed two controversial regulatory relief bills Wednesday evening ahead of the looming yearend budget fight.
The House passed two controversial regulatory relief bills Wednesday evening ahead of the looming yearend budget fight.
The White House threatened to veto two bills on Tuesday one that would mandate new cost-benefit requirements on the Federal Reserve and the other to allow loans held in portfolio to qualify as a qualified mortgage.
The House approved a bill Monday night capping pay for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's top executives, sending the measure to President Obama's desk to be signed into law.
A familiar fight is brewing on Capitol Hill over a yearend budget deal, as questions loom around whether Dodd-Frank changes will be included in the final package.
Presidential contender Hillary Clinton was put on the defensive about her donations from large financial institutions in the second debate Saturday of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination.
Presidential contender Hillary Clinton was put on the defensive about her donations from large financial institutions in the second debate Saturday of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination.
There were at least two bad omens for large banks in the Republican debate held late Tuesday even the most business-friendly candidates felt free to sharply criticize them and many seemed ill-informed about the current system.
Republican presidential candidates finally dug into financial policy Tuesday night, underscoring key differences over concerns about too big to fail financial institutions and the possibility of future bailouts.
Republican presidential candidates finally dug into financial policy Tuesday night, underscoring key differences over concerns about "too big to fail" financial institutions and the possibility of future bailouts.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., are urging regulators to bolster new swaps rules in the wake of a controversial rollback of a provision of the Dodd-Frank Act last year.
The elections are still nearly a year away, but the financial services sector has already pledged tens of millions of dollars to top White House contenders.
WASHINGTON The House Financial Services Committee approved a series of bills Wednesday morning that would remove a key Dodd-Frank provision and amend the structure of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.
WASHINGTON The House Financial Services Committee debated a bill Tuesday to remove a key Dodd-Frank Act size test that subjects any bank with over $50 billion in assets to heightened rules.
Rep. Paul Ryans election as House Speaker may ultimately prove a boon for credit unions as well as banks heres why.
Republican presidential candidates managed to get in several barbs over banking policy during the party's primary debate on Wednesday night, largely aimed at the Federal Reserve and government more broadly.
Republican presidential candidates managed to get in several barbs over banking policy during the party's primary debate on Wednesday night, largely aimed at the Federal Reserve and government more broadly.
The banking industry largely praised the passage of a major Senate cybersecurity bill Tuesday night, but concerns are mounting about the inclusion of eleventh-hour language that could prompt new rules for financial institutions.
The Senate approved a key cybersecurity bill Tuesday after several days of debate on the chamber floor and several years of lobbying by business groups, including bankers.