Dodd-Frank

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling R-Texas, is set Tuesday to unveil an ambitious plan to revamp the Dodd-Frank Act and replace it with a capital-based alternative during a speech in New York.

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to change how it calculates title insurance fees as part of the new integrated mortgage disclosures.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit Monday against payment processer Intercept Corp. and its two top executives for allegedly enabling clients to withdraw millions of dollars' worth of illegal charges from consumer bank accounts.

The next president — whoever it is — will have the chance to advance a nomination for the Federal Reserve vice chairman for supervision, a job for which no one has yet been nominated. That selection could affect bank regulation for decades.

In a pair of proposals approved by the Federal Reserve Board Friday afternoon, the Federal Reserve signaled to the insurance industry that it knows the difference between them and banks. But the devil may still be lurking in the details.

In an initial regulatory move released by the Federal Reserve Friday, the central bank was emphatic about distinguishing between the capital and liquidity risks posed by insurance activities versus the riskier ones that firms may be engaged in.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's complex payday lending proposal is sparking concerns that state legislatures will try to repeal existing usury laws and allow a parade of pro-payday-lending bills to move forward.

The Federal Reserve has announced the schedule for releasing the results of the 2016 stress tests of the largest U.S. banks.

Federal Reserve Govs. Jerome Powell and Daniel Tarullo Thursday said they expect banks to have to meet significantly higher capital minimums after the central bank applies its capital surcharge rule for large globally risky banks to its stress test. That difference could significantly cost banks.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo said Thursday that he anticipates the agency will eliminate the qualitative requirements in the annual stress testing program for most midsize banks as early as next year.