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The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S.2155) is said to be "the most comprehensive regulatory relief to come onto the Senate floor in over a decade."
March 7 -
Economic adviser leaves after President Trump announces steel tariffs; Senate votes to begin debating Dodd-Frank changes, which are expected to pass later this week.
March 7 -
The resignation of National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn costs banks a top ally in the Trump administration and will likely further slow agency appointments.
March 6 -
Deposit prices are starting to rise, deposit growth is slowing, commercial loan growth remains tepid (with some exceptions) and concerns are mounting about the economic toll of U.S. trade policy, bank executives said just a few weeks ahead of the end of the quarter.
March 6 -
On the eve of a crucial Senate vote to roll back parts of the Dodd-Frank Act, the divide between progressive and moderate Democrats on regulatory relief has never been starker.
March 6 -
The fight over the Senate's regulatory reform bill illustrates how entrenched Democrats and Republicans remain over the crisis-era law, eight years after its passage.
March 6
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The Federal Reserve Board's vice chairman for supervision said certain definitions should be more consistent and clearer in order to give regulated entities a better understanding of what to expect when complying with the trading ban.
March 5 -
Over 100 Republican lawmakers filed a legal brief Friday backing Mick Mulvaney in the lawsuit challenging his appointment as acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
March 5 -
A top Treasury Department official on Monday said the administration's forthcoming report on regulating nonbanks will tackle questions around financial technology companies and whether they need to be regulated more like banks.
March 5 -
Numerous regional banks stand to benefit from a provision that narrows the scope of institutions defined as "systemically important" under the Dodd-Frank Act.
March 5 -
The Senate legislation would weaken scrutiny of large financial institutions, undercutting Dodd-Frank’s mission to provide tailored oversight across the system.
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The Senate is poised to pass the most substantial bank regulatory relief since the crisis, but any disruption of the post-crisis regime is still eclipsed by how much the bill enshrines Dodd-Frank.
March 2 -
The Russia probe puts a national spotlight on a Chicago bank exec; CFPB's Mulvaney and Sen. Warren face off (again) while a credit union CEO takes a surprising position on the industry's tax exemption.
March 2 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is among several agencies that "continue to investigate events related to" last year's Equifax brief, the credit reporting firm said in a securities filing.
March 2 -
The legislation up for debate in the Senate reduces regulatory burdens for midsize financial institutions, a good step forward in amending the Dodd-Frank Act.
March 2
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Plaintiff voluntarily dismisses lawsuit 8 days after CU trade associations file amicus briefs.
March 2 -
California State Treasurer John Chiang, who’s on the boards of the state’s biggest pension funds, was among those who said the changes weren't enough. Chiang also called for CEO Tim Sloan to step down.
March 2 -
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., filed a motion on the Senate floor Thursday setting up a potential vote next week on the bipartisan regulatory relief package.
March 2 -
Wells Fargo, which has been told by the Fed that it needs to improve its governance and controls, on Thursday received an important thumbs-up from its outside auditor and also named the four senior directors who will retire next month.
March 1 -
Wells Fargo's legal and regulatory struggles expanded to previously untarnished businesses Thursday as the company revealed new allegations of improper sales practices. The Federal Reserve vowed to keep unprecedented sanctions in place for a "significant period."
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