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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Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said in a speech Wednesday that elevated tariffs will likely lead to inflation, but time will tell how impactful that spike in prices might be.
May 14
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Tentative appointments at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Federal Reserve have compliance officers reading the tea leaves for future policy plays.
May 13
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Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren is pushing the Department of Justice to use its power to halt the deal, already approved by bank regulators.
May 13
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Price growth continued to trend toward the Federal Reserve's 2% target, but not enough to spur action from the central bank.
May 13
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A draft spending bill slated for consideration in the House Ways and Means Committee Tuesday maintains the credit union industry's longstanding exemption from most federal taxes, but the issue is far from settled.
May 12
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A 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs between the U.S. and China boosted the near-term economic outlook for banks, but tensions and uncertainty around trade barriers remain high.
May 12
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President Donald Trump has signed two Congressional Review Act resolutions nullifying the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule capping many overdraft fees and subjecting large data brokers to regulation.
May 12
