Banking Politics & Policy News
American Banker's Politics & Policy coverage delivers news and analysis on how legislative action, federal agency rulemaking, regulatory politics, and public policy debates shape banking strategy, risk, competition, and compliance. Coverage explores congressional priorities, executive branch initiatives, regulatory agency actions, and the political forces that shape and impact the operating environment for financial institutions, payments companies, fintechs and distributed finance companies.
Bank leaders must navigate a dynamic policy environment where congressional action, regulatory priorities, and political forces influence capital standards, supervisory expectations, digital asset frameworks, deposit insurance, consumer rules, and competitive dynamics.
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The Senate Banking Committee for the second time has advanced Ron Borzekowski's nomination to lead the Office of Financial Research in the Treasury Department. The nomination languished amid partisan opposition last year.
March 7
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The title proposal is part of a broader housing cost reduction proposal being discussed in the State of the Union speech.
March 7
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During a contentious exchange on his second day of congressional testimony this week, the Federal Reserve chair drew a line between the central bank's response to last year's bank failures and its current capital proposal.
March 7
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President Joe Biden is expected to lean in on banking issues such as credit card late fees and overdraft fees Thursday evening in his annual address to Congress. However, he likely will avoid the topic of financial-sector stability, even amid a private-sector rescue of New York Community Bancorp.
March 6
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In congressional testimony, the Federal Reserve chair said the Board of Governors is processing the comments on its capital reform proposal. Putting forth an entirely new proposal is "very plausible."
March 6
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In 2023, the Biden administration pledged to reduce "junk fees." Ahead of this year's State of the Union, we revisit what progress has been made.
March 6
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The letter, which was sent to bank regulators, represents a further escalation of lawmaker criticism of the Basel III endgame proposal, and comes just as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is set to testify in the House Financial Services Committee.
March 6
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As stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies enter the mainstream, lawmakers in Illinois have imposed a new transaction tax on digital assets. It will raise costs for everyday consumers and drive away businesses.
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Yes, banks' capital burden will decline, leaving more potential funds available for lending. But the big question is which banks will find a way to deploy those funds to generate meaningful returns.
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Restrictions that limit access to private market investments are harmful to ordinary investors, who are denied better returns. They also seal off a large potential source of funding for long-term infrastructure investments.
