Regulatory reform

As part of a capital-formation bill, House lawmakers are attempting to sprinkle in a handful of provisions to ease the industry’s burden.

The regulatory relief law passed this spring contained a measure to stop synthetic fraud, but the provision is incomplete.

The Bank Policy Institute was formed following the merger of The Clearing House Association and the Financial Services Roundtable.

With the recent focus on capital formation bills, lawmakers appear to be putting their Dodd-Frank angst aside.

The Supreme Court nominee’s views on CFPB and the Chevron doctrine are considered favorable for the industry, but some say weakening agency deference is a double-edged sword.

The Supreme Court nominee’s views on the CFPB and the Chevron doctrine are considered favorable for the industry, but some say weakening agency deference is a double-edged sword.

The Montana senator, who faces a tough re-election fight, was a key backer of the bipartisan bill to ease certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.

If the GOP keeps the Senate, the Pennsylvania Republican, who has pressed for bigger changes to the Dodd-Frank Act than recently enacted regulatory relief legislation, could be the next banking chair. Here's what that means for credit unions.

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.

A more conservative court will be likelier to rule favorably on issues ranging from the deference for regulatory agencies to what constitutes a fair-lending violation.