Victoria Finkle

Lawmakers supported the credit union tax exemption at an industry conference on Tuesday, downplaying efforts to take another look at the issue this year as part of comprehensive tax reform.

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers supported the credit union tax exemption at GAC on Tuesday, downplaying efforts to take another look at the issue this year as part of comprehensive tax reform.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans reintroduced several hot-button bills this week, helping to set the stage for some of the political fights to come later in the year.

Michael Stegman, a top housing policy adviser, urged regulators on Thursday to bring more private capital into the market, even in the absence of legislative momentum.

Republicans are working to craft a Dodd-Frank regulatory relief bill this spring, but pushback on cost-benefit analysis mandates could derail the process.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray said a review of its "qualified mortgage" rule will allow enough time to consider changes if lawmakers fail to make progress on housing finance before a key deadline.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray said a review of its "qualified mortgage" rule will allow enough time to consider changes if lawmakers fail to make progress on housing finance before a key deadline.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., reintroduced legislation Monday that would require the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to be nominated by the White House and confirmed by the Senate.

The fight over the Dodd-Frank threshold for enhanced regulations is the first big legislative battle for a loose coalition of regional banks.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said small financial institutions have continued to be profitable despite new rules under the Dodd-Frank Act while raising fresh warnings about unnecessary changes to the financial reform law in the guise of regulatory relief.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said community banks have continued to be profitable despite new rules under the Dodd-Frank Act while raising fresh warnings about unnecessary changes to the financial reform law in the guise of regulatory relief.

The Senate Banking Committee's first look at regulatory relief for small institutions provided key insights into how the panel is likely to tackle the topic legislatively this year, suggesting it could be a long and contentious debate.

The Senate Banking Committee's first look at regulatory relief for small institutions provided key insights into how the panel is likely to tackle the topic legislatively this year, suggesting it could be a long and contentious debate.

Support for fully exempting community banks from the Volcker Rule continues to grow, but advocates fear it could be waylaid by a larger fight in Congress over changes to the Dodd-Frank Act.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., reintroduced legislation Thursday that would block regulators from ordering banks to end relationships with customers without cause, in response to a controversial law enforcement effort.

WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday examining regulatory relief for small banks and credit unions, kicking off what is expected to be a central debate this term over changes to the Dodd-Frank Act.

WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday examining regulatory relief for credit unions and small banks, kicking off what is expected to be a central debate this term over changes to the Dodd-Frank Act.

While lawmakers are calling for a bill to raise Dodd-Frank's unpopular $50 billion threshold for banks to be considered "systemically important," regulators actually have the power to do it without legislation.

WASHINGTON — President Obama unveiled his fiscal year 2016 budget plan on Monday, proposing additional funding for several financial agencies and defending core tenants of the Dodd-Frank Act.

President Obama's 2016 budget plan tackled a host of big picture items for banking, including Dodd-Frank reform, CFPB funding, cybersecurity, as well as FHA and SBA lending. Here's what banks need to know.