House GOP Dodd-Frank replacement expected this month

Published April 11, 2017 10:22pm ET



House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling is expected to announce legislation meant to replace the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law by the end of the month, members of the committee learned Tuesday.

The bill would be an update of a sweeping package the Texas Republican introduced last year, the Financial Choice Act, which would have eased the rules that apply to banks if they choose to maintain much higher capital.

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