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The California Democrat would have more of a bully pulpit as chair of the Financial Services Committee, but some say she could take a pragmatic approach to passing banking legislation.

Once again, congressional inaction on reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program is prompting concerns about what a lapse in coverage could mean for loan closings.

The rise of AI, high-frequency trading and other complex activities is all the more reason for policymakers and financial executives to sharpen their understanding of science, technology, engineering and math.

Banks need to be prepared for increased regulatory scrutiny as they adopt artificial intelligence technologies.

Regardless of which party controls the House or Senate after the midterm elections, the financial services panels in both chambers could have new leaders.

Rep. Maxine Waters made headlines this week for her scathing criticism of the White House. Expect more to come if she takes over as the Financial Services Committee chair next year.

The 13-term California Democrat is in line to chair the Financial Services Committee if her party wrests control of the House in the November election.

Some continue to doubt there will be a premium cut, while others say there's no telling which way Brian Montgomery will go.

The bill aimed at helping struggling homeowners also requires documentation of servicer behavior and FHFA evaluation of the services provided to borrowers.

Though Mick Mulvaney has restarted the agency's data collection process, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Mark Warner said collecting more information was the key to writing better rules.

The acting director cited the size of advisory boards and some members’ reticence among reasons for his decision.

Months after a group of Democrats helped propel Dodd-Frank reforms forward, the opposition party’s identity crisis on banking policy is still on full display.

The panel will vote on economist Richard Clarida to be vice chairman of the Fed board and Michelle “Miki” Bowman to take a seat designated for a community banking expert.

The appointment of the former top lawyer at Fifth Third Bank rounds out the Trump administration’s picks to run the federal prudential banking agencies.

To improve bank oversight, policymakers should eliminate overly complex rules in favor of principles-based regulation.

A change in House leadership in midterms would slow down regulatory relief initiatives and put more heat on Trump-appointed regulators.

A change in House leadership in midterms would slow down regulatory relief initiatives and put more heat on Trump-appointed regulators.

There’s renewed focus on the relative importance that capital and liquidity should play in regulation, but the discussion misses another measure that should rank higher in bank evaluations.

Bankers to British royalty are not so decorous. Aussies play the (gender) blame game, after AMP fiasco. NYSE's Stacey Cunningham could be standing on a cliff. And, what’s with the men of "Arrested Development"?

Montgomery was confirmed by the Senate 74-23 to serve his second stint at the FHA, where he previously was commissioner during the George W. Bush administration.