Trump to Order Review of Dodd-Frank Reforms, Taxes for Insurers, Banks April 21, 2017 By Lisa Lambert President Donald Trump will order the Treasury on Friday to find and reduce tax burdens and review post-financial crisis reforms...
Appeals Court to Rehear Constitutionality of Consumer Protection Bureau Structure February 20, 2017 By Lawrence Hurley and Lisa Lambert A U.S. appeals court said on Thursday it will reconsider an October ruling that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s structure...
House Republicans Pass Sweeping Regulatory Reform Bill January 11, 2017 By Lisa Lambert Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill in the House of Representatives that touched on nearly every step U.S. agencies take...
Dozens of Obama Administration Financial Rules that Republicans May Kill November 22, 2016 By Patrick Rucker, Lisa Lambert and Joel Schectman In recent days Republican Congressional leaders have taken several opportunities to warn Obama Administration regulators not to finish any more...
Outgoing Treasury Secretary Lew Sticks Up for Financial Stability Council November 18, 2016 By Lisa Lambert U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Wednesday offered a heartfelt defense of the Financial Stability Oversight Council made up of...
Rep. Hensarling’s Plan Could Be Blueprint for Trump Revamping of Dodd-Frank November 15, 2016 By Lisa Lambert and Sarah N. Lynch When Jeb Hensarling, the Republican chair of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, released legislation this summer to weaken the...
MetLife, U.S. Renew Court Battle Over ‘Too Big to Fail’ October 25, 2016 By Lisa Lambert The U.S. government and the country’s largest life insurer are set for a rematch in a U.S. appeals court on...
Battle Against Forced Arbitration in Financial Contracts Could Take Years August 22, 2016 By Lisa Lambert A U.S. agency’s plans to ban forced arbitration clauses from financial contracts faces a tough road, with early reaction pointing...
Critics Say SEC’s Reforms of In-House Trials Fall Short July 13, 2016 By Lisa Lambert The top U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday will try to answer complaints it stacks the deck against defendants at in-house...
Authors, Backers of Dodd-Frank Criticize Court for Cutting MetLife ‘Too-Big-To-Fail’ Tag June 24, 2016 By Dena Aubin and Lisa Lambert A federal court’s striking down of the government’s designation of insurer MetLife Inc as “too-big-to-fail” could undermine efforts to head...