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The Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee called for a public credit reporting agency and for the Postal Service to offer financial services, among other proposals issued through a unity task force with Bernie Sanders. But analysts suggest the recommendations are more about electoral politics than pushing for real reforms.

Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker is now synonymous with a provision of the Dodd-Frank law. But his legacy extends well beyond that.

As part of an effort to reduce regulatory burden, the agency will retire policy statements from the 1980s and '90s dealing with securities subsidiaries, failed-bank receiverships and other matters.

Warren’s plan unveiled Thursday would be the most significant rewrite of financial services rules since the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010.

With the candidates still introducing themselves to voters and honing their message, little has been said about the financial industry.

With the candidates still introducing themselves to voters and honing their message, little has been said about the financial industry.

The freshman congresswoman will likely join the Financial Services Committee, where she could use her populist momentum to bring criticisms of the country's biggest banks even further into the mainstream.

No matter how far the Massachusetts Democrat goes in the next presidential race, the financial regulatory issues that she trumpets will be front and center.

Current political forces pose a number of risks for financial institutions, including their stock prices and performance, if not their very existence.

Credit unions would not be impacted by the proposal, but the movement has spent much of the last decade telling lawmakers and regulators CUs are being punished for the actions of big banks that led to the financial crisis.