Tag: Finance

GOP members of Congress have called on Trump to replace CFPB head Richard Cordray. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Appeals court to review constitutionality of CFPB’s structure

Joseph Lawler · February 16, 2017 7:29 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the champion of the Obama rule called the "fiduciary rule" and thus fierce opponent of the GOP effort to undo it, made sure last week to point out that she has a strong ally in this fight. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Elizabeth Warren brags that financial giants are on her side in regulation fight

Timothy P. Carney · February 16, 2017 2:19 pm

Lawmakers sought to get Fed chairwoman to say the economy is not suffering because of bank overregulation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats press Yellen to undercut Trump case for easing bank rules

Joseph Lawler · February 15, 2017 8:43 pm

Conservative calls the consumer bureau an "out-of-control bureaucracy." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Ted Cruz introduces bill to abolish CFPB

Joseph Lawler · February 14, 2017 9:09 pm

The Senate Monday night confirmed Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary despite complaints by Democrats that Mnuchin failed to protect thousands of homeowners from unnecessary foreclosures when he headed OneWest Bank. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Steven Mnuchin confirmed as Trump’s treasury secretary

Joseph Lawler · February 14, 2017 12:28 am

"I think it's one of the worst bills that's ever been passed through Congress," said Senate Finance chairman. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Orrin Hatch: Dodd-Frank is worse than Obamacare

Joseph Lawler · February 13, 2017 9:23 pm

Starting in 2011, a small city in central Pennsylvania employed a tax system unique among U.S. cities. It taxed properties based on the value of land, not on the value of structures.

The short life of Pennsylvania’s radical tax reform

Joseph Lawler · February 13, 2017 5:01 am

Daniel Bunn is the legislative aide to Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Congressional staffer profile: For Daniel Bunn, finance and the ministry overlap on Capitol Hill

Sean Higgins · February 13, 2017 5:01 am

Over the last 50 years, it has ventured far from its original purpose become a vehicle for market distortion. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

Trump should rein in the Export-Import Bank

Michael Shindler · February 10, 2017 4:11 pm

The Cato Institute's Mark Calabria (pictured second from the left) is a top critic of former President Barack Obama's Wall Street reform laws. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Libertarian finance guru heads to Pence’s office

Joseph Lawler · February 9, 2017 7:49 pm

Group says government broke a contract when it cut dividends paid by the Fed to its member banks.
(AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Banks sue government over cut to Fed dividends

Joseph Lawler · February 9, 2017 7:21 pm

General counsel Scott Alvarez played a major role in the central bank's response to the financial crisis. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Top behind-the-scenes Fed official to step down

Joseph Lawler · February 8, 2017 5:11 pm