Tag: Finance

The controversial measure touches on almost every aspect of the financial system's architecture. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House panel schedules vote on Dodd-Frank replacement

Joseph Lawler · September 8, 2016 5:55 pm

Employees opened up to 2 million credit, debit accounts without authorization to meet sales goals, feds say. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Wells Fargo fined $100 million for illegally creating accounts to soak customers

Joseph Lawler · September 8, 2016 4:34 pm

Bill Huizenga defended the influence of commercial bankers on the Fed system, arguing that they favor monetary policies that increase economic growth. (AP Photo)

GOP lawmaker accuses Dems of stacking the deck at the Fed

Joseph Lawler · September 7, 2016 3:10 pm

The measure in question would repeal the "Durbin Amendment" to the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law that placed caps on debit card transaction fees. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

Walmart, Kroger, Home Depot warn House GOP on banking bill

Joseph Lawler · September 6, 2016 7:53 pm

Nonprofit groups go on offense

Joseph Lawler · September 5, 2016 4:01 am

Justice Dept. approved diverting funds in Bank of America settlement

Sean Higgins · September 4, 2016 4:01 am

Lobbyists are gearing up to contest a provision in a House Financial Services Committee legislative package that would repeal a cap on debit transaction fees put in place by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Measure added to bill repealing Dodd-Frank threatens replay of epic lobbying battle

Joseph Lawler · August 26, 2016 4:01 am

The Obama administration is refusing to say which country helped it carry out a $1.3 billion payment to Iran to settle a long-standing legal dispute and ensure that American prisoners held by Iran were released. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

White House won’t out country that facilitated Iran payment

Nicole Duran · August 25, 2016 6:21 pm

The nation's top banking industry group warned the White House that President Obama's Wall Street reform law has led to the destruction of community banks around the country. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Industry warns Obama: Dodd-Frank destroying community banks

Joseph Lawler · August 25, 2016 3:28 pm

The Federal Reserve's plans for subjecting U.S. megabanks to special new capital requirements would be toughest on JPMorgan Chase, which would face the largest additional required capital. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Lawmakers press Fed on plans for new rules on megabanks

Joseph Lawler · August 16, 2016 8:40 pm

"It's so hard to get mortgages nowadays," he tells National Association of Home Builders. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump expresses support for looser mortgage rules

Joseph Lawler · August 11, 2016 4:37 pm

Community banks complain that they have had to hire more compliance officers than loan officers. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Bankers push back on White House defense of Dodd-Frank

Joseph Lawler · August 10, 2016 10:05 pm