Victoria Finkle

Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan, released Tuesday, renews attacks on the Dodd-Frank reform law and government housing policy.

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, chairman of the House banking panel, is asking whether the Fed can lawfully transfer funds to the CFPB if the agency is without a director.

Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., are asking Attorney General Eric Holder to clarify his surprising remarks last week about whether some institutions are too big to prosecute.

Attorney General Eric Holder's admission that some banks are effectively "too big to jail" continues to reverberate throughout the banking world, spurring a push-back from industry representatives and concern from House Financial Services Chair Jeb Hensarling.

Sens. Sherrod Brown, a liberal from Ohio, and David Vitter, a conservative from Louisiana, are an unlikely pair. But they have forged a working alliance and are committed to raising capital requirements on the biggest banks and reducing their size.

If you thought bankers were happy when Barney Frank left, try 'em now that Sen. Carl Levin has decided to retire next year and relinquish his hold on the aptly named Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

Lawmakers savaged the Treasury Department and banking regulators on Wednesday over their enforcement of anti-money laundering laws and the lack of criminal prosecutions against big banks for violating those provisions.

Attorney General Eric Holder's stunning admission that it was difficult to prosecute large banks because of the potential economic impact adds significant ammunition to those seeking to break up such institutions.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that a bank's size can make it difficult to prosecute, adding significant weight to critics' concerns that some institutions are "too big to jail."

Sen. Richard Shelby introduced two bills on Tuesday aimed at fixing technical errors in the Dodd-Frank reform law and requiring regulators to complete rigorous economic analysis when crafting new rules.

Political support for ending "too big to fail" is growing, several prominent observers — including Sen. Sherrod Brown and former FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair — said at an event on Tuesday.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren reportedly closed on a two-bedroom, two-bath condo in Washington's Penn Quarter neighborhood last month.

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said recent profits at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should go toward helping build a new mortgage finance system.

Sens. Brown and Vitter said Thursday that they plan to introduce joint legislation addressing "too big to fail."

The Senate Banking Committee held another hearing on FHA's capital shortfall Thursday, debating whether to focus on stabilizing the agency's finances or pushing for more substantive changes.

The Senate confirmed White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew to be the next Tresaury Secretary by a vote of 71-26 on Wednesday night.

Rep. Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House banking panel, signaled her support for two key credit union bills to expand business lending and access supplemental capital.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren defended the CFPB during a speech on Wednesday, imploring credit unions to lend their support for the agency's director Richard Cordray ahead of a contentious confirmation battle.

House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling continued criticism of the Dodd-Frank law and the CFPB during remarks at a credit union conference on Tuesday.

Sen. Bob Corker released a statement downplaying an earlier report that suggested the lawmaker is "angling to broker a compromise" with President Obama over the confirmation of Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.