House Passes SAFE Marijuana Banking Bill by Big Margin September 26, 2019 By Elizabeth Dexheimer The U.S. House advanced legislation designed to let banks do business with cannabis companies in states that permit marijuana sales,...
New House Finance Chair Waters Under Pressure; Flood Insurance on Bipartisan Agenda January 7, 2019 By Elizabeth Dexheimer As Maxine Waters takes the gavel of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, it’s not clear whom she’ll end up...
House Set to Vote on Dodd-Frank Rollback Today May 22, 2018 By Elizabeth Dexheimer U.S. lawmakers are set to give President Donald Trump a chance to make good on his vow to “do a...
Rewrite of Senate Banking Bill Tough for Wall Street Banks March 8, 2018 By Elizabeth Dexheimer and Jesse Hamilton Wall Street banks don’t have much to celebrate in what’s probably the final version of a bill easing financial rules...
Is It Time to Say So Long to Social Security Numbers? October 10, 2017 By Nafeesa Syeed and Elizabeth Dexheimer The Trump administration is exploring ways to replace the use of Social Security numbers as the main method of assuring...
Finance Industry Sues to End U.S. Rule Curbing Forced Arbitration for Consumers October 2, 2017 By Elizabeth Dexheimer A coalition of corporate lobbying groups, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to...
Key House Chairman Wants Flood Insurance Reforms, Not Just Renewal August 29, 2017 By Elizabeth Dexheimer A key Republican said Hurricane Harvey will spur Congress to reach a deal to fund the nation’s flood insurance program...
Yet Another Auto Insurance Issue for Wells Fargo: Reports August 9, 2017 By Laura J. Keller and Elizabeth Dexheimer Wells Fargo & Co.’s U.S. regulators are looking into another issue involving insurance linked to auto loans as scrutiny of...
Republicans Ask Treasury to End ‘Too Big To Fail’ Process for Non-Banks March 29, 2017 By Elizabeth Dexheimer Key Senate Republicans urged the Trump administration to rethink the process for labeling firms whose failure could threaten the financial...
Trump Halts Fiduciary Rule Opposed by Financial Advisors; Orders Dodd-Frank Review February 6, 2017 By Elizabeth Dexheimer, Justin Sink and Katherine Chiglinsky President Donald Trump will order a sweeping review of the Dodd-Frank Act rules enacted in response to the 2008 financial...