
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.
GOP presidential contender Jeb Bush unveiled a plan to reform the regulatory process, including at agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The Senate passed a bill this week by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., designed to improve transparency around major corporate settlements.
Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, said Thursday that he would not run for office in 2016.
Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, said Thursday that he would not run for office in 2016.
House lawmakers from both parties had tough words Thursday for the National Credit Union Administration about its revised risk-based capital proposal.
WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced a bill Wednesday that would prohibit lawmakers from using certain housing finance fees to offset unrelated government spending.
Representatives from both parties had tough words for the NCUA's new RBC proposal.
The window for moving financial services regulatory relief through Congress is rapidly closing, but there appears to be little hope that the partisan tensions that have stalled the process will ease in time.
The window for moving financial services regulatory relief through Congress is rapidly closing, but there appears to be little hope that the partisan tensions that have stalled the process will ease in time.
The Senate passed a bipartisan bill late Tuesday that would cap executive pay at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
For those wondering where the Republican presidential candidates stand on key banking issues, the answer remains somewhat of a mystery.
WASHINGTON Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, has requested a study from the Government Accountability Office on the mandate that banks hold stock in the Federal Reserve System.
The Justice Department's announcement that it would target individual executives at banks and other companies that are being investigated for wrongdoing has sparked a debate about whether the move is actually substantive or instead just designed to boost the agency's public image.
Congress will kick off a busy session on Tuesday when lawmakers return from summer break, with a number of key financial services priorities up for consideration.
Congress will kick off a busy session on Tuesday when lawmakers return from summer break, with a number of key banking priorities up for consideration.
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton championed a bill on Monday to reduce the so-called "revolving door" for workers moving between the financial industry and government.
Nearly seven years after the financial crisis, the uncomfortable truth for the banking industry is that populist anger remains alive and well.
WASHINGTON The number of complaints about the credit reporting industry rose sharply in July, surging by 56% from a month earlier, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday.
Rubio's harsh words about Dodd-Frank and Kasich's record on the House Budget Committee have helped the two policymakers attract significant support from bankers, but Trump also has significant momentum.
A look at how Dodd-Frank has affected the banking industry, and what other forces are at play.