Downsizing of Financial Institutions Predicted by Bernanke, Bair in Wake of Dodd-Frank Act Reforms

Some financial institutions will be smaller and simpler in the new environment produced by the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, two top federal bank regulators Sept. 2 told the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.

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…

Bank Regulators Release Guidance on Risks Posed by Correspondent Bank Relationships

Federal financial regulators April 30 released interagency guidance on risks posed by correspondent relationships…

FDIC Chair Bair Urges Changes to Derivatives Language as Senate Moves to Debate, Amend Dodd Bill

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Sheila Bair May 3 urged the Senate to remove language from financial regulatory reform legislation (S. 3217) that would force banks and bank holding…

Dodd Proposal Would Keep Prudential Regulators but Consolidate Their Oversight Functions

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd’s (D-Conn.) updated regulatory reform proposal would result in a major shift of prudential oversight responsibilities among…

Senate Banking Committee Clears Dodd Financial Reform Bill as Lawmakers Eye More Negotiations

Broad legislation to overhaul U.S. financial services regulation flashed through the Senate Banking Committee on a 13-10 party-line vote late March 22…

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Dodd Introduces Financial Reform Bill with Parties Still Divided

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) March 15 introduced legislation aimed at a sweeping overhaul of U.S. financial services…

Fed Officials, Banking Groups Press for Central Bank to Keep Oversight Functions

The Federal Reserve and banking industry groups have stepped up their lobbying campaign in recent days to persuade Senate lawmakers to keep and…

Regulatory Reform Effort Creeps Ahead as Senators Dodd, Shelby Trade Proposals

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Dodd and ranking Republican Richard Shelby have traded competing proposals on consumer protection in a complex…

New Draft Legislation Expected from Senator Dodd May Put Bank Reform in Striking Distance

Draft legislation that Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) is expected to release as soon as the week of Feb. 22 could put the much-delayed goal of…

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