Tag: Finance

By itself a debit card's a piece of plastic, but if it's backed by a multi-billion dollar payment network in every store in the developed world, it's the equivalent of carrying around your entire bank account. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Rep. Ted Budd: On Dodd-Frank, the Durbin Amendment, and the endpoint of all innovation

Rep. Ted Budd · May 5, 2017 11:00 am

The Dodd-Frank reform bill, written by the House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling, would allow banks to opt out of many of the rules set up by the 2010 Dodd-Frank law if they maintain a high level of capital. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Republicans advance Dodd-Frank rewrite in House

Joseph Lawler · May 4, 2017 4:15 pm

House Financial Services Committee member Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017, during the committee's hearing on overhauling the nation's financial rules. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Parties debate everything in grinding vote on GOP banking bill

Joseph Lawler · May 3, 2017 11:37 pm

Republicans are preparing to attempt the massive undertaking of overhauling the U.S. housing finance market. (AP Photo/File)

Fannie, Freddie regulator to testify as GOP eyes reform

Joseph Lawler · May 3, 2017 10:43 pm

Trump has called on regulators to identify ways to lighten the burden of regulations on the financial industry. They are expected to report back in June. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Trump to install acting director at top bank regulatory agency Friday

Joseph Lawler · May 3, 2017 3:37 pm

Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton was approved on a mostly partisan vote. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Clayton confirmed as Trump’s SEC chief

Joseph Lawler · May 2, 2017 9:57 pm

Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York called the Republican bill a "591-page middle finger to consumers, investors, regulators and markets." (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Democrat upsets GOP by calling banking bill a ‘middle finger’

Joseph Lawler · May 2, 2017 3:22 pm

Community banks could weather the financial crisis that brought the U.S. economy to its knees, but they were no match for Sen. Chris Dodd and Rep. Barney Frank. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Repeal and replace Dodd-Frank, but be wary of Wall Street

Washington Examiner · May 2, 2017 4:01 am

—œThere’s some people that want to go back to the old system, right? So we’re going to look at that," Trump said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump entertains breaking up big banks with Glass-Steagall

Joseph Lawler · May 1, 2017 5:24 pm

In this March 24, 2009 file photo, a sign lies on the ground in front of a foreclosed home in Homestead, Fla. In Bank of America Corp. v. City of Miami, the city complained that banks during the subprime crisis intentionally lent to minority ethnicity borrowers using riskier loans that led to foreclosures and vacancies. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)

Supreme Court rules cities can go after big banks under Fair Housing Act

Ryan Lovelace · May 1, 2017 4:01 pm

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin tells a financial industry conference to thank the Trump administration for advancing regulatory and tax reform. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Mnuchin: ‘Thank me’ for soaring bank stocks

Joseph Lawler · May 1, 2017 3:57 pm

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman nominee Jay Clayton will get a confirmation vote Monday afternoon. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump SEC nominee to get confirmation vote Monday

Joseph Lawler · April 28, 2017 4:47 pm