Senate Banking Committee

The Senate is set to begin teeing up housing finance reform discussions at a Banking Committee hearing on Thursday, but many are skeptical that Congress will be able to succeed where it has failed in the past.

The Fed is preparing to release the results of its annual stress tests in what is likely to be the last iteration of the post-crisis supervisory program before sweeping changes are made.

Senators on both sides of the aisle paid lip service Thursday to giving relief to community banks and credit unions, but didn't appear closer to specifics of what would be in a bill.

The end of the filibuster for presidential nominees could affect whether Democrats get a say in picking board members of the FDIC.

Prepaid card users have waited a long time for the basic protections that debit card customers take for granted. Congress should not throw them under the bus.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo acknowledged Thursday that a broad Dodd-Frank relief package is likely out of reach, but said targeted reforms could still pass.

Lawmakers from both parties asked experts Tuesday if institutions with less than $10 billion of assets should be exempt from Dodd-Frank regulations, signaling a possible bipartisan compromise.

Leadership of the Senate Banking Committee came into fuller view on Tuesday with the announcement of subcommittee assignments.