Dodd-Frank

With ruling in GSE case, the two agencies are emerging as the test subjects for a legal showdown over their authority.

Comerica faced aggressive questioning Tuesday about how it could use freed-up capital now that it’s no longer considered a systemically important financial institution. It won’t be the last small regional to get such a grilling this earnings season.

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

Members of the panel and two other advisory boards were all terminated in June and told they could not reapply for their positions.

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

Focus instead on legislation that will prevent the next economic crisis and address technological change, says Rep. Patrick McHenry, a Republican front-runner to become Financial Services Committee chairman.

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.

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.

A more conservative court will be likelier to rule favorably on issues ranging from the CFPB's leadership structure to what constitutes a fair-lending violation and more.

The filing delay came as the new regulatory relief law passed in May has reduced the number of banks required to submit resolution plans.

It is still a long shot that a rival of Mick Mulvaney's will be able to reclaim the agency's top job, but judges have raised questions over whether Mulvaney can keep the position.

Five of the year’s biggest deals by value have been announced in the last two months, including some that involve regional banks that have been champing at the M&A bit.

Credit unions and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau share a similar mission, so why does the CFPB continue to make it difficult for CUs to do business?

Kathy Kraninger, a top official at OMB and nominee to head the CFPB, likely had a role in setting President Trump's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy, according to former OMB officials.

U.S. officials are letting big banks exploit loopholes in Dodd-Frank rules that were meant to curb excessive risk-taking in derivatives, several academics and former policymakers warned. They urged state attorneys general to take action.

The White House announcement of Dino Falaschetti as the choice to run the Office of Financial Research comes amid signs that the administration has attempted to reduce the agency's independence.

The Democratic leader in the House raised questions about Kathy Kraninger's "qualifications to lead such an important agency."

A proposal to revise parts of the Dodd-Frank Act ban on proprietary trading would make it easier for banks to conduct risky trades.

The conversation about financial policy in Washington has moved past designations of giant firms.