Dodd-Frank

The bill passed by the House took a more cautious approach to relief than prior legislative proposals but has still been hailed by banking industry groups.

Banks earned a record-shattering $56 billion in the first quarter, even before the regulatory relief bill is enacted. More victories, policy and otherwise, are on their way.

Policymakers should spend more time focused on limiting risky activity through measures like the Volcker Rule than on demanding ever-higher levels of bank capital.

Why both Republicans and Democrats are exaggerating legislative changes to the Dodd-Frank Act.

While reform legislation for banks is just around the corner, market signals suggest the economy could be headed toward another downturn.

A provision to remove new mortgage recordkeeping requirements would help overburdened community banks lend without disrupting data collection that is used to police discrimination.

The soon-to-be-retiring chair of the House Financial Services Committee said Senate leaders have made a "commitment" to consider more changes.

It's too late for Congress to overturn the consumer bureau's regulation on short-term lending, but acting Director Mick Mulvaney will have plenty of chances to reshape it.

After months of delay, the House is planning to vote on legislation next week that would amend the Dodd-Frank Act.

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney suggested that digital mortgages should be held to different standards than ones originated by credit unions and banks.

Neither the central bank’s gradual raising of interest rates, nor its modest changes to capital rules are likely to meaningfully increase risk to the financial system.

As more consumer data is shared across banks, fintechs and data aggregators, the industry is asking for regulators to step in with better guidance.

With the regulatory relief bill set to become law soon, some congressional Republicans are already calling for additional rollbacks to the Dodd-Frank Act. There’s one thing they should keep in mind: Community banks had a hand in the crisis too.

A federal appeals court overturned part of the 2010 law’s risk retention rule earlier this year. The legal battle highlights mistakes to be avoided during the next reform fight.

The House affirmed this week that it would move forward with a vote on a Senate bill overhauling parts of Dodd-Frank, but how far lawmakers push additional relief proposals is still unclear.

Ryan, McConnell say they have a deal on a bipartisan Dodd-Frank rollback; New York won more than $5 billion in settlements from big banks under the former AG.

Bill supporters say the guidance — which held indirect auto lenders liable for unintentional discrimination at partner dealerships — violated Dodd-Frank, but consumer advocates say the legislation would expose minority borrowers to mistreatment.

The administration is prolonging a decision on a permanent director for the agency to keep the interim chief in place until year-end or longer.

Speaker Paul Ryan said the House will vote on Dodd-Frank reform legislation that originated in the Senate, but additional House reg relief measures are still on the table.

The group made its plea in a petition, signed by over 10,000 community bank employees, urging lawmakers to quickly move a bill rather than subject the process to "further delay or inaction."