Tag: Finance

The pervasive federal regulation of banking only served to drive many banks out of business altogether.

Dodd-Frank regulatory overreaction

Peter Ferrara · April 17, 2017 4:04 am

Ramamurti is a contender to fill one of the SEC's three vacancies, according to a report from Reuters. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

GOP doesn’t know how to rein in Elizabeth Warren’s pet agency, the CFPB

Joseph Lawler · April 17, 2017 4:01 am

"Frankly, I think that would be a very unpopular thing," Frank said. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Barney Frank: Don’t do away with CFPB

Kelly Cohen · April 16, 2017 4:31 pm

Coalition asked to use a calculation of the actual threat posed to the financial system by individual banks. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Regional banks ask bipartisan duo to let them out of ‘too big to fail’ category

Joseph Lawler · April 14, 2017 3:07 pm

Labor Dept. rule allowed local governments to create employee retirement plans for private-sector workers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump rolls back Obama savings rule for cities and counties

Sean Higgins · April 13, 2017 7:24 pm

Top Democrat said changes to a banking reform bill made the legislation "even worse." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Maxine Waters: Updated GOP financial reform bill is worse than before

Joseph Lawler · April 12, 2017 5:11 pm

One thing Congress shouldn't do is let wholesale reform of Dodd-Frank fall by the wayside. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Beltway Confidential

Finance desperately needs reform — start by ditching this draconian regulation

Clark Packard · April 12, 2017 3:19 pm

The Choice 2.0 legislation from Rep. Jeb Hensarling will include several significant changes. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House GOP Dodd-Frank replacement expected this month

Joseph Lawler · April 11, 2017 10:22 pm

President is raising expectations on banking reform as GOP lawmakers have downplayed the possibilities. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump suggests ‘major streamlining’ of Dodd-Frank, perhaps elimination

Joseph Lawler · April 11, 2017 4:30 pm

Fed chairwoman met with Steven Mnuchin, Gary Cohn, Jeb Hensarling and Mike Crapo in February. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

Yellen met with top Republicans as Trump era began

Joseph Lawler · April 11, 2017 3:39 pm

The post-crisis rules imposed on banks are not crimping lending, Yellen suggested. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Fed’s Yellen dismisses Trump rationale for cutting bank regulations

Joseph Lawler · April 10, 2017 9:13 pm

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 3. Trump signed an executive order that will direct the Treasury secretary to review the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law, which reshaped financial regulation after 2008-2009 crisis. From left are, Vice President Mike Pence Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, Rep. Ann Wagner, R Mo. and National Economic Council Chairman Gary Cohn. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Republicans set their sights lower on Dodd-Frank reform

Joseph Lawler · April 9, 2017 4:00 am