Victoria Finkle

The White House rolled out several more cybersecurity provisions on Tuesday, including a proposal to better coordinate information sharing between the government and the private sector around cyberattacks and emerging threats.

The White House rolled out several more cybersecurity provisions on Tuesday, including a proposal to better coordinate information sharing between the government and the private sector around cyberattacks and emerging threats.

A new push by President Obama to tighten cybersecurity at banks and other businesses could help light a fire under some firms that have historically been slower to react in the wake of a data breach and help financial institutions dealing with a tangle of confusing state laws.

The Senate approved legislation Thursday to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, sending it to President Obama's desk after a months-long battle.

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., was formally named Banking Committee chairman Thursday, returning to the post he held in the last GOP-controlled Senate.

House lawmakers defeated a package of financial services bills on Wednesday, including a measure to again push back part of the Volcker Rule, but approved a bill to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.

With Republicans now controlling both chambers of Congress and signals from Democrats that they are open to alterations, revisions to Dodd-Frank are at the top of the agenda in addition to other subjects, like terrorism insurance and housing finance reform.

The repeal of a key Dodd-Frank Act swaps provision earlier this month was a blow to progressive advocates and lawmakers, but former Rep. Barney Frank says there’s still reason to be optimistic about the future of financial regulation.

The Senate finally passed a $1.1 trillion spending package late Saturday night, putting an end to several days of intense debate over the repeal of a key Dodd-Frank Act provision and other measures included in the bill.

It proved to be another chaotic day on Capitol Hill Friday as lawmakers continued to battle over a controversial swaps provision in a massive spending bill, while an extension of a key risk insurance program appeared suddenly in doubt.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, a top critic of the country's megabanks, will lead Democrats on the Banking Committee next year.

The House narrowly passed a massive $1.1 trillion spending plan Thursday night, moving the bill to the Senate, where the fight over a Dodd-Frank Act derivatives measure is likely to continue.

The House unanimously approved a measure Wednesday night clarifying the Federal Reserve's ability to set separate capital standards for systemically important insurers.

Senate lawmakers pressed government officials about whether they’re doing enough to protect the financial system from cyberattacks on Wednesday, warning that more must be done next year to help banks defend themselves.

The House approved an extension of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act on Wednesday by a wide margin, but the financial industry is also poised to win several other possible legislative battles this week.

The battle over the nomination of Antonio Weiss, a relatively unknown investment banker, is less about him and more about the legacy and continuing influence of former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin.

A civil rights group is asking senators to more closely examine Mickey Barnett's work on payday loan issues before they vote on his reappointment to the U.S. Postal Service board of governors.

The House passed an enhanced bankruptcy bill for large banks earlier this week, teeing up what's likely to be a broader — and more contentious — debate over the issue next year.

The House passed a CU-backed bill Tuesday to study the effects of a Federal Reserve Board rule restricting the number of transactions customers can make with their savings accounts each month.

WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill Tuesday to study the effects of a Federal Reserve Board rule restricting the number of transactions customers can make with their savings accounts each month.