Tag: Finance

Fed nominee: Trump ‘absolutely’ didn’t pressure me on interest rates

Joseph Lawler · May 15, 2018 4:24 pm

Trump’s Fed vice chair nominee promises transparency, accountability

Joseph Lawler · May 15, 2018 12:26 am

The Federal Reserve has restricted Wells Fargo's growth until the bank improves corporate oversight and risk management.

2019 is the soonest tainted Wells Fargo can escape Fed’s growth cap

James Langford · May 14, 2018 4:00 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a key member of the Banking Committee, expresses her opposition to a move in the Senate to pass legislation that would roll back some of the safeguards Congress put into place after a financial crisis rocked the nation's economy ten years ago, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Warren, who ran for office in the aftermath of the great recession in 2008, serves as ranking member of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection.

Fed accedes to Elizabeth Warren, will hold public vote on Wells Fargo punishment

Joseph Lawler · May 11, 2018 2:28 pm

Democrats want Mick Mulvaney’s schedule, thanks to his comments on lobbyists

Joseph Lawler · May 10, 2018 8:17 pm

Wells Fargo CEO woos wary customers after winning over Warren Buffett

James Langford · May 10, 2018 3:31 pm

Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Mick Mulvaney shakes up CFPB, curbing student loan office

Joseph Lawler · May 9, 2018 7:28 pm

The Capitol is seen in Washington, Friday, April 7, 2017, as the Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. The Republican health care bill remains in shambles and budget chores remain as lawmakers in the Senate and the House headed home for a two-week recess.

House votes to end Obama-era auto lending crackdown, kicking off legal debate

Joseph Lawler · May 8, 2018 8:49 pm

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Capitol Hill on April 27, 2018.

House, Senate agree to advance Dodd-Frank legislation, Paul Ryan says

Joseph Lawler · May 8, 2018 3:13 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated his warning against a U.S. pullout from the landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers as meetings between President Trump and France's Emmanuel Macron got underway in Washington.

Trump’s action on Iran nuclear deal could cost banks billions

Joe Williams · May 8, 2018 2:34 pm

Republican SEC commissioner Michael Piwowar to retire by July

Katelyn Caralle · May 7, 2018 5:44 pm

Traders gather on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, May 4, 2018. Stocks opened moderately lower across the board, putting the market on track for its fourth loss this week.

The finance sector is on pace to break its spending record on lobbying

Joseph Lawler · May 7, 2018 2:30 pm