The United States Senate today voted to advance S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, after several weeks of debate, amendments, and negotiation. On Wednesday afternoon, the ...
Read More »Senate Debates Dodd-Frank Modifications on Way to Full Vote
On Wednesday, the Senate entered its second day of debate over the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The bill enacts modifications to the Dodd-Frank Wall ...
Read More »Treasury Doubling Down on Financial Crisis Mistakes?
Former White House Counsel and Senior Fellow in Financial Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute Peter J. Wallison put in an appearance Thursday on CNBC’s The Santelli Exchange, ...
Read More »Stress Test Scenarios: Home Prices and Mortgage to Rise
Unemployment, exchange rates, prices, income, and interest rates are some of the economic factors that will reveal whether banks in the U.S. are armed with robust capital planning processes ...
Read More »Stress Test Disclosure: How did JPMorgan Chase Perform?
JPMorgan Chase released its Mid-Cycle Stress Test Disclosure as required by the Dodd-Frank Act. See the results of capital and risk-weighted assets, profit, and loan loss projections inside.
Read More »House Passes Sweeping Regulatory Legislation
On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a landmark bill--233 to 186--that, in its current form would dramatically change the future of financial regulation. The Financial CHOICE Act, originally introduced by Representative Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), Chairman of the House Financial Service Committee, on April 26, 2017, significantly amends the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The CHOICE Act is the Republican response to reforms put in place after the 2008 economic collapse.
Read More »Powell: Burden on Bank Boards Likely to Be Relaxed
Bank boards might see less directives from the Federal Reserve if Jerome Powell has his way. The Federal Reserve Governor would like to allow banks’ board of directors to spend more time worrying about management and less time on day to day tasks. He also acknowledges the industry’s frustration with the lack of transparency in the CCAR, and would like to amend it to make it more efficient and effective.
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Barney Frank Dismisses Trump Executive Order
Barney Frank, one of the co-authors of the Dodd-Frank Act, told MReport he doesn't expect President Donald Trump's executive order to lead to the end of the signature financial reform law.
Read More »The CHOICE Act: The Solution or the Problem?
With so much talk lately around the possibly of the soon-to-be-installed Trump Administration rolling back regulations for the financial industry, the House Financial Services Committee Chairman is making his case for the Republicans’ Dodd-Frank alternative, the Financial CHOICE Act.
Read More »Will the Financial CHOICE Act Make it to the House Floor?
The parties in the House Financial Services Committee have been fiercely debating the merits of the GOP's alternative to Dodd-Frank since it was introduced three months ago.
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