Policy & Regulation

The SEC may have a more difficult time than other agencies adopting lenient financial regulations; the Fed's newest stress tests may be easier on the biggest banks.

In reality, the proposal to toughen bank capital requirements has appeal both for those who want to unwind the Dodd-Frank Act and regulatory hawks who want to keep banks in check.

The information giant agreed to buy two data businesses from the DTCC as regulators' demands for transparency fuel calls for shared industrywide solutions.

Democrats may not be able to score many legislative wins in this Congress, but they appear set on slowing the process down to a snail's pace, particularly when it comes to financial appointments and rollback of the Dodd-Frank Act.

The Federal Reserve’s regular opinion survey of senior bank loan officers suggests that lenders expect to ease lending standards for commercial and industrial loans in 2017, while also expecting to have to tighten lending standards for commercial real estate and auto loans this year.

Easing regs without mulling the consequences could hurt the financial system, but a fintech charter and other careful reforms could promote innovation, Patrick Harker said.

At the very least, President Trump's executive order on Dodd-Frank is liable to make it tougher to reach compromise on regulatory reform. In the long run, it's helping to push Democrats further to the left.

The new president should establish a pro-innovation culture that avoids picking winners and losers and blocks regulations that unduly hamper innovation.

The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is preparing a new financial reform law; change could free up $100 billion in bank capital that could be returned to shareholders.

The president’s vow to impose a 20% tax on Mexican imports could make life harder for the Citigroup-owned unit, which is Mexico’s second-largest bank.