Senate Set to Resume Voting on Financial Reform with Tough Proprietary Trading, Capital Proposals

The Senate May 11 will again take up the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (S. 3217) as a multitude of amendments await action, including calls for more limits on proprietary trading…

Regulators Acknowledge Oversight Lapses, Call for Uniform Federal Mortgage Standards

Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan told the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission April 8 that regulators should have done a better job overseeing mortgage underwriting among…

Regulators Issue Final Risk-Based Capital Rule Relating to FASB’s New Accounting Standards

Federal bank regulators Jan. 21 issued the final risk-based capital rule related to the Financial Accounting Standards Boards’ new accounting standards that make…

2010 OUTLOOK — INTERNATIONAL BANKING: Financial Crisis, Cybercrime Push Cross-Border Harmonization Effort

Increasing international pressure to harmonize regulation will be one of the thorniest issues to face bank regulators in the coming year. Even before the current world financial crisis, experts…

2010 OUTLOOK — FINANCIAL REGULATION: Three Days of Political Upheaval Jolt Outlook for Financial Regulatory Reform

Back-to-back bombshells from a special Senate election and a new White House initiative could complicate an already shaky timeline for legislative efforts to overhaul U.S. financial…

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