Victoria Finkle

The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the nomination of Mark McWatters to join the NCUA Board of Directors.

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., is urging the House Committee on Oversight and Reform to investigate why regulators abruptly ended the independent foreclosure review and settled with banks last year.

A Democratic coalition of nearly two dozen lawmakers is urging the Department of Education to change its rules to better protect students from unfair banking practices at colleges.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., continued her crusade against Washington insiders and big banks Tuesday night, promoting her new book on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."

A coalition of more than two dozen conservative groups sent a letter to members of the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday, urging them to vote against a major bill to overhaul the housing finance market.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's new book details the Massachusetts lawmaker's dramatic rise from humble Oklahoma roots to bookish Harvard law professor to liberal juggernaut, and includes some behind-the-scenes insights to the formation of the CFPB and its agenda.

A powerful group of shareholders is amplifying attacks on housing finance reform legislation as they await resolution of a major legal battle, attempting to slow momentum on the bill before it likely passes the Senate Banking Committee.

The American Bankers Association recommended several fixes to a bill to overhaul the mortgage finance market pending in the Senate Banking Committee.

Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., urged regulators on Wednesday to tighten restrictions on banks involved in physical commodities markets.

The Obama administration is urging activists like the National Council of La Raza to support legislation to overhaul the housing finance market, ahead of a Senate Banking Committee vote scheduled for late April.

WASHINGTON — Questions are being raised about whether Senate Banking Committee leaders will delay a pending vote on their mortgage finance reform bill as they struggle to secure additional votes.

The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to vote on its bill to overhaul the mortgage finance market on April 29, but questions are now being raised about whether that date will slip, as supporters struggle to secure additional votes.

A bipartisan group of senators announced a deal Thursday to reauthorize and extend the country's terrorism risk insurance program, to be taken up by the Banking Committee in coming weeks.

More than a year into his leadership atop the powerful banking panel, it's still unclear whether Rep. Jeb Hensarling is willing to trade his ideological beliefs for the messy reality that is dealmaking in today's Congress.

Members of the House Financial Services Committee grilled chief lawyers from the banking agencies on Tuesday, airing a wide range of grievances, including some related to a temporary Volcker Rule exemption and a Department of Justice crackdown on the payday loan industry.

Regulators Act on Leverage Ratio; Volcker Rule CLO Exemption

Regulators announced Monday they would extend the conformance period by two years under the Volcker Rule for banks with legacy collateralized loan obligations, but at least one lawmaker is already saying the agencies should do more.

WASHINGTON — The House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Tuesday morning with senior regulatory officials to explore the costs of recent rulemakings and other agency actions.

The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday with senior regulatory officials, exploring the costs of recent rulemakings and other agency actions.

Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced a bill Thursday designed to increase transparency at the Financial Stability Oversight Council.