Finance

Economy

Payday loan rules need fixing, Senate Democrats tell consumer bureau

Joseph Lawler -

July 20, 2016 5:25 pm

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced that he was adding a prominent advocate of raising private equity taxes to his staff. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Economy

Bad news for private equity firms in new Democratic staff hire

Joseph Lawler -

July 20, 2016 3:39 pm

Mark Johnson, the head of foreign-exchange cash trading for the London-based HSBC, was arrested Tuesday in New York City and will appear in a federal court Wednesday on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. (Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg)

Economy

Megabank executive charged with rigging exchanges

Joseph Lawler -

July 20, 2016 2:46 pm

Of the 390 new rules required by the sweeping law, 274 have been finalized and 36 proposed. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Economy

Six years later, 70 percent of Dodd-Frank rules written

Joseph Lawler -

July 19, 2016 5:06 pm

The insertion of the Glass-Steagall measure was a surprise, and bank groups rushed to criticize it after reports circulated that it might be included. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis/Nick Ut/Kathy Willens/Matt Dunham)

Economy

GOP wants a new Glass-Steagall for banks

Joseph Lawler -

July 18, 2016 11:10 pm

Industry group worried about plans for higher capital and elimination of regime for ending failed banks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Economy

Bankers spell out concerns with GOP finance reform bill

Joseph Lawler -

July 18, 2016 6:38 pm

Rep. Maxine Waters says lawmakers are being unpatriotic in undermining Obama's nuclear deal with Iran. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Economy

Waters questions GOP patriotism in seeking to stop Boeing sales to Iran

Joseph Lawler -

July 13, 2016 9:28 pm

Hensarling: HUD chief Julian Castro changed rules for selling distressed mortgages to favor nonprofits. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Economy

Possible Clinton VP pick grilled over mortgage deals

Joseph Lawler -

July 13, 2016 4:30 pm

Regulation acts as a barrier to entry. The banks know this, very well. (AP Photo/File)

Beltway Confidential

A reminder that regulation protects big banks from competition

Timothy P. Carney -

July 13, 2016 10:55 am

The group seeks to avoid congressional interference with the Fed's conduct of monetary policy, a stance that puts it in conflict with some of the ideas advanced by Democrats as well as Republicans. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File)

Economy

Chamber wants overhaul of Fed’s ‘black box’

Joseph Lawler -

July 12, 2016 5:36 pm

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Tag: Finance

Payday loan rules need fixing, Senate Democrats tell consumer bureau

Bad news for private equity firms in new Democratic staff hire

Megabank executive charged with rigging exchanges

Six years later, 70 percent of Dodd-Frank rules written

GOP wants a new Glass-Steagall for banks

Bankers spell out concerns with GOP finance reform bill

Waters questions GOP patriotism in seeking to stop Boeing sales to Iran

Possible Clinton VP pick grilled over mortgage deals

A reminder that regulation protects big banks from competition

Chamber wants overhaul of Fed’s ‘black box’

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