Dodd-Frank

The elections are still nearly a year away, but the financial services sector has already pledged tens of millions of dollars to top White House contenders.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's implementation of the statute banning "abusive" conduct through enforcement action instead of rulemaking is not sustainable.

WASHINGTON — The House Financial Services Committee approved a series of bills Wednesday morning that would remove a key Dodd-Frank provision and amend the structure of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

WASHINGTON — The House Financial Services Committee debated a bill Tuesday to remove a key Dodd-Frank Act size test that subjects any bank with over $50 billion in assets to heightened rules.

Republican presidential candidates managed to get in several barbs over banking policy during the party's primary debate on Wednesday night, largely aimed at the Federal Reserve and government more broadly.

Citigroup isn't the poster-child for "too big to fail" anymore, Chief Executive Michael Corbat claimed Wednesday, arguing the bank had scaled back and learned from its mistakes leading up to the financial crisis.

Executives at small banks and credit unions told the Senate Banking Committee about horror stories of technical glitches, vendor delays and overworked appraisers, while expressing an interest in having more time to comply with new mortgage rules.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the founder of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, appeared alongside Director Richard Cordray on Wednesday during a rare joint appearance to discuss politics, financial products, and breaking up the big banks.

Rep. Paul Ryan’s expected election as House Speaker this week may ultimately prove a boon for the banking industry — especially for critics of the Dodd-Frank Act and the current mortgage finance system.

The Democratic candidate insists “too-big-to-fail” banks are bigger than they were during the crisis, but their true sizes are masked by off-balance sheet reporting.

Community organizations and the banking industry are advancing dueling visions for how to reach the unbanked, with community groups asking regulators to strengthen existing rules while community banks want to lighten their regulatory burden so they can extend their services.

A faster than expected recovery following the financial crisis may mean that small banks see a significant reduction in premiums as early as the first quarter of next year, while larger institutions later face a surcharge required by the Dodd-Frank Act.

Two senior Democrats are urging congressional leaders to block financial policy riders from a yearend budget deal, including Sen. Richard Shelby's sweeping regulatory reform package.

Industry representatives are howling about the lack of consumer benefit from the Durbin amendment, but we still know very little about the impact of the debit fee cap.

Federal banking regulators gave ground in a final rule to raise collateral requirements for uncleared swaps, providing special consideration for swaps traded between affiliates of the same firm.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is set to vote Thursday morning on a proposal that would force big banks to bear the assessment burden of growing the agency's federal reserves to a new minimum.

Democrats clashed over banking reform Tuesday night during the party's first primary debate, underscoring the sharp divide with GOP candidates on Wall Street issues.

This week marks the fourth anniversary of the "Durbin amendment," a defective law directing the Federal Reserve to impose price-controls on debit interchange fees.

The Democratic presidential candidates sparred over Wall Street reform Tuesday evening, debating how to best tame the banking industry roughly seven years after the financial crisis.

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton’s first major speech on Wall Street reform Thursday is unlikely to persuade skeptics on the left that she is committed to going further than President Obama on the issue. Here’s why.