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Potential new Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, has suggested a potential workaround to offset the cost of extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and John Hickenlooper say recent data suggests there is "no need for restrictive interest rates" and easier monetary policy is necessary to lower housing costs.

It is nonsensical for the government to sue one of the leading lenders in an underserved minority community as a means of encouraging more lending in that community.

Decentralized digital ledgers offer financial services supervisors extraordinary access to information while eliminating concerns about information reliability. That should be reflected in regulatory attitudes toward crypto.

Systemic racial inequality has long been a drag on the U.S. economy, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the housing market. There are smart strategies that would even the playing field.

Initial employment data shows virtually no job growth in October. With the Federal Reserve's focus on the labor market, the reading could seal the deal for a November rate cut.

House Republicans called on regulators to balance the need for more rules around bank-fintech partnerships with the need to foster innovation and consumer access and emphasized collaboration with state regulators.

Banks are not likely to see their regulatory capital requirements decline any time soon. But the way capital levels are calculated could be made more reflective of real risks.

Core PCE held steady as service costs rose, but the overall report maintains the central bank's flexibility ahead of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in a letter that the Department of Justice intentionally avoided threatening TD Bank's charter to operate. The Massachusetts Democrat also pressed the agency to prosecute bank executives.

Stark warnings about emerging dangers and the perils of isolationism from the former top military official in the U.S. resonate with attendees of the American Bankers Association convention.

The lawmaker said leadership on the House Financial Services Committee is supportive of the legislation, which would limit the ability of credit-reporting agencies to sell homebuyer information to financial service providers.

The revised edition of the Basel III endgame capital rules has been stuck in limbo at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board of directors. The issue there seems to be about the process of reproposal — but the process dictates the substance of the rule.

Positive feedback from participants in existing programs led to the decision to expand them in order to assist more lenders.

At an American Bankers Association convention Monday, Rep. Claudia Tenney highlighted the need for transparency in the regulatory disparities between banks and credit unions.

The next administration should bring in new, tech-savvy leaders at bank regulatory agencies and give them the ability to rethink oversight in a way that reflects the technological innovations transforming the banking industry.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may face an existential threat if former President Trump is reelected, while the agency could be emboldened if Vice President Harris wins.

The rule, finalized Tuesday, enables consumers to share their financial data with third parties. Here are the implications for banks.

The new chair of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision called for member nations to finish the job of implementing post-financial crisis regulations. He also warned them not to put economic goals over safety considerations.

John "Johnny" Allison, the outspoken chairman and CEO of Arkansas-based Home BancShares, used the company's third-quarter earnings call to endorse the Republican presidential nominee. When asked about that decision, he got confrontational.