Senate Banking Committee

With officials putting finishing touches on presidentially directed reports on the future of the housing finance system, the Senate Banking Committee announced a hearing to examine the issue.

Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina called for the panel to hold a hearing on what he termed the danger that the Federal Reserve will meddle in the 2020 presidential election.

When lawmakers return from their August recess, a host of unresolved financial policy issues — from marijuana banking to anti-money-laundering rule — will greet them.

Readers react to states investigating payroll advance companies and the GOP's weak response to cannabis banking, heed a warning that nonbanks are prepared for CECL and more.

The 2020 election is shaping up to be a key yardstick for legislation expanding cannabis firms’ financial services access.

Ambiguity about which laws apply to blockchain technology has prevented certain companies from doing business in the United States.

The head of the Senate Banking Committee invited the housing secretary to Idaho to discuss low-income housing shortages.

The Massachusetts senator asked Richard Fairbank in a letter why the bank didn’t detect the breach for nearly four months and how it plans to prevent future cyber intrusions.

Under the Illicit Cash Act, anti-money-laundering rules would be clearer — so banks would have no excuses for noncompliance.

Ambiguity about which laws apply to blockchain technology has prevented certain companies from doing business in the United States.