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 White House Office of Management and Budget will issue paperwork allowing the Treasury Department to disburse congressionally appropriated funds through the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, breaking an impasse that has stalled funding for months.
April 10
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A trade group representing debt collection agencies alleges that the Golden State is charging unlawfully high licensing fees in an effort to fund an inflated budget. California regulators declined to comment on the suit.
April 10
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A rule banning bank examiners from using reputational risk in their examinations includes an exception for operational risks — another notoriously unquantifiable category of risk. Experts say the concession suggests the attempt to carve subjectivity out of bank examination may amount to a relabeling exercise.
April 10
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A 21.2% spike in the price of gasoline was the biggest contributor to a 0.9% increase in the Consumer Price Index in March, according to a Friday report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency said other price increases were largely contained.
April 10
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A new analysis from the White House's Council of Economic Advisers says the banking industry's fears about deposit flight are overstated. Experts familiar with the banking industry's concerns say the report's conclusions are beside the point.
April 8
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A new Basel III proposal offers mixed results for warehouse lending, with some risk-weight relief for banks but tougher terms that could crimp credit availability for nonbank mortgage lenders.
April 8
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said in a speech Tuesday that despite positive employment readings in recent months, he remains concerned that an economic shock could still threaten the labor market.
April 7
