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 banks have reportedly facilitated trades of Russian sovereign and corporate debt. Two Democrats in Congress want more information, saying that the dealings, though legal, may undermine efforts to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for the invasion of Ukraine.
May 11
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra is pushing the envelope of the bureau's power and jurisdiction in untested ways. More companies are disputing the CFPB’s allegations, refusing to pay large fines or admit wrongdoing, and vowing to defend themselves in court.
May 11
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The Michigan State University economist endured a grueling political fight over her nomination and secured a party-line vote in her favor on Tuesday night.
May 11
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The Federal Reserve governor said it isn't the central bank’s place to set regulations for specific risk scenarios, and he downplayed the risk that climate change poses to financial stability.
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The head of Wall Street’s top derivatives regulator said that financial market regulators are considering steps to rein in the crypto market if Congress doesn’t pass legislation.
May 10
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A bipartisan group of senators Tuesday urged the Treasury Department and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to speed up implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act. It's only the latest of several efforts by lawmakers urging regulators to move faster since Fincen missed the statutory implementation deadline in January.
May 10
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pointed to a recent implosion of the experimental TerraUSD stablecoin — which uses an algorithm rather than fiat currency pegging to maintain its value — as the latest evidence for urgently needed regulation in the sector.
May 10
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As written, new capital standards for U.S. banks fail to account for the additional risk posed by many home loan clients who obtain second mortgages. Fixing the problem will significantly reduce the rule's benefit to banks.
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The only thing we know about the next financial crisis is that it won't look like the last one. But specific changes to bank safety and soundness requirements and clearer regulatory authorities would help us respond.
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In the year of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations, it's worth looking back at the long road the U.S. dollar took to global dominance, and the lessons we can learn from it.
