Volcker Rule

Five regulators agreed to coordinate "their respective reviews" on the exclusion of foreign funds from Volcker Rule restrictions.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is planning to ask for public feedback on a proposal on whether and how to change the Volcker Rule.

CEO of River Region CU calls for Congress to put a stop to ‘tidal wave of new regulations’ that harm small credit unions and small banks.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen on Wednesday defended policies related to commercial banks in the face of GOP criticism while also pinpointing areas where the Fed is open to regulatory easing.

Trump’s nominee for head of bank supervision at the Fed may tackle Volcker Rule revision; rising home prices and improved job market give borrowers more options as lines of credit reset.

Federal regulators supported several changes the banking industry has been seeking in an appearance before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, acknowledging the need to limit the Volcker Rule and better define systemically important banks.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika is expected Thursday to offer detailed proposals to loosen regulatory restrictions on financial institutions of all sizes, including simplification of the Volcker Rule, streamlined processes for approving de novos and curbs on CFPB exam authority.

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The legislation passed by the House to roll back Obama-era regulations is being touted as vital for small banks, but the bill’s main beneficiaries are elite megabanks.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen called the Treasury's report a "complicated document" that shared many of the central bank's objectives, including reducing regulatory burden without sacrificing safety and soundness.

The Treasury plan includes a slew of items that don’t require Congress to act, and appear feasible in the short term. Here's a guide to what changes could be made.

Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, welcomed Treasury Department recommendations on how to reform financial regulations and expressed optimism that many of the suggestions could become law.

The Treasury Department published its first report on regulatory reform, offering some familiar industry asks alongside some surprising positions.

Senators on both sides of the aisle paid lip service Thursday to giving relief to community banks and credit unions, but didn't appear closer to specifics of what would be in a bill.

The Fed is working on providing a more helpful guide on how the central bank’s testing models work and taking a lighter touch to supervising bank boards.

The ability of federal agencies to interpret the Volcker Rule and other provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act could be a positive for advocates of deregulation.

There are barriers to possible efforts by acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika to act unilaterally to change the Volcker Rule.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council discussed its designation of certain nonbanks as systemically important and the "efficacy" of the Volcker Rule at a closed-door meeting on Monday.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said fixes to orderly liquidation authority and the Volcker Rule would be included in regulatory recommendations to the president due this summer.

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