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Gensler's Agenda Grinds to a Halt: The Year in Capital Markets Regulation
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: The Year in Banking Regulation
Clash Over PCAOB Budget Foreshadows Tough Road Ahead for Audit Overseer
`The Most Powerful Industry in D.C.' Crypto Can't Wait for Next Year
Financial Agencies are Fertile Ground in Looming Battle Over Remote Work
`Extremely Innovation Oriented.' A Tech Bank CEO on Regulatory Change in Washington
Hill Wins Gavel on Financial Services Panel
Chopra Blasted Over CFPB's Post-Election Blitz
The Race for CFTC Chief is Heating Up
Uyeda Offers Glimpse Into Next Year's SEC
Could Chopra Stick Around? Trump Transition Grapples With CFPB
Atkins Pick Signals Broad -- and Fast -- Change at SEC
Trump Picks Atkins to Lead SEC
Debanking Returns to the Regulatory Spotlight as Trump's Crypto Allies Complain
Finra Avoids `Existential Threat' in Court Ruling but Questions Loom
Talking Housing Policy With HPC's DeMarco
The SEC's Gensler Era Draws to a Close
End of an Era: Gensler Announces January Departure from SEC
That's a Wrap: Biden Bank Overseers Tell Lawmakers That Rules Are Done
Finally Felled by the Election, Gruenberg Announces FDIC Exit
The Job Nobody Wants: Trump's CFPB Chief
A Financial Policy Veteran on the Changes in Store for Banks, Fintech and Crypto
On `Legacy Tour,' Gensler Looks to Shift the Crypto Narrative
No longer a Backwater? CFTC Draws Intense Interest in Trump Transition
Dusting off Trump's Financial Regulation Blueprint
Talking Financial Regulation and Free Markets in Trump 2.0
SEC Republicans Ready Plans for Quick Reversal of Crypto Stance
Trump Win Spurs Questions -- and Finger Pointing -- About Progressive Regulators
What Financial Regulation May Look Like in a Second Trump Administration
What Financial Regulation May Look Like in a Harris Administration
Talking Financial Policy and the Election With a Democratic Lobbyist
Regulators Spark Battle Royal Over a Data Standard
New Study: Gensler Rules -- and Litigation -- Hit `Historic Highs'
`Bring a Knife': Dimon Vents About Suing Regulators and Fighting Retailers
Rep. Nickel Talks Financial Regulatory Policy and a Pro-Business Agenda
Chopra's Plans for Busting Up the Big Asset Manager `Oligopoly'
Fintech, Crypto Firms Descend on D.C. - and Find Sympathetic Ears
Chopra Doesn't Yield on Open Banking; Banks Sue Immediately
Talking About the CFPB's Open Banking Rule
Reassessing the Emergency Lending Role of Federal Home Loan Banks
Pushing Back About the Lack of Transparency in Private Credit
How the Chamber's Donohue Changed the Fights Over Financial Regulation
In Washington, he was Crypto Before Crypto was Cool
Banking Industry Lobbies to Get FCC Rule on Robotexts Back on Track
Treasury Calls for Federal Oversight of Payment Apps
Could the CFPB Open Banking Rule Upend the Payments System?
`Sound Policy.' Durbin and Retailers Defend Illinois Swipe Fee Law
Assessing Biden's Financial Regulatory Policy -- From the Left
Banks Cheer as Hsu Comes Out Strong on Preemption
Regulatory Roundup: SEC Enforcement Chief to Step Down; Kalshi Bests the CFTC in Court Once Again
A Clash Over Private Equity Roll-Ups
As Election Looms, FDIC's Hill Previews Bank Policy Under the GOP
Running Point in Washington for the CEOs of the Biggest U.S. Banks
How the Basel Endgame Derailed
Gensler's Agenda on Trial as Five SEC Commissioners Hit the Hill
Regulatory Onslaught Stokes Fintech Fears
A Quiet Supporter of the SEC's Market Structure Changes
CFTC and Kalshi Face Off in Marathon Appellate Argument
Gensler Gets a 5-0 Win on Market Structure
Regulators Raise the Bar for Bank Mergers
`This is Exactly What Congress Established the SEC to do.' Agency Draws Support in Climate Case
Bringing Black Voices to the Crypto Policy Debate
A Growing Unease Over Government Demands for Financial Data
SEC Backs Rule for Boosting Audit Quality, as Republicans Dissent
Christina Ho: Contrarian at the PCAOB
Banks Blast Fincen Anti-Money Laundering Plan
Can Trade Groups Sue to Overturn Rules? Chopra -- and Justice Thomas -- Say No
Paying for the CAT: Brokers and Exchanges Spar Over Bills for Massive Trading Database
Furor at FDIC: GOP Director Accuses Board of Protecting Gruenberg
How a Trump Return Would Shake Up Financial Regulators
CAT Fight: Legal Challenge to SEC's Stock Trading Database Draws Support
State Laws Targeting Big Banks Rekindle an Old Policy Fight
Non-Compete Loss May Clip FTC's Wings But Khan Will Press Ahead
Divided SEC Approves Lower Liability Threshold for Auditor Misconduct
A Retired Firefighter Says it's Time to Bring Pensioner Voices Into the ESG Wars
Florida `Woke Banking' Law Puts Industry in Political Bind
FDIC Moves to Boost Oversight of Asset Managers' Bank Stakes
Why Fintech Regulation Isn't Working --Talking With Cornell's Dan Awrey
Virtu Presses SEC to Bar Exchanges from Listing Risky Penny Stocks
The Other Side of Bank Policy: FDIC's Hill Speaks Out
Senate Investigations Panel Returns to Bashing Big Banks
The Federal Home Loan Banks' Washington Advocate is Very Busy These Days
CFPB Paycheck Advance Plan Furthers Tech Industry Furor With Biden Regulators
Capital One's $265 Billion Benefits Plan Not Quelling Critics
How Custody Banks are Dodging the SEC's Crypto Accounting Guidance
Weighing Supreme Court's Administrative State Takedown, Advocates Plot Next Moves
Talking `Kangaroo' Courts and the Long Road to Victory With the Jarkesy Legal Team
Goldsmith Romero has a Good Day, But Republicans Question her Bank Policy Chops
Are Bank Examiners Next on Industry Lawsuit List?
In Win for Mutual Funds, SEC Moves to Redo Swing Pricing Rule
Basel Plan Takes Shape as Fed Readies Major Changes for Public Review
High Court Deals Yet Another Blow to Agency Rulemaking
The View From the Other Side: SEC's Hester Peirce
Justices Constrain SEC's In-House Courts
Labor Trouble Adds to Gruenberg's Travails at FDIC
`Thank God for the Courts.' Former SEC Chief Jay Clayton Talks Rulemaking at the Chamber
Wall Street Urges Court to Halt Non-Compete Rule, but FTC has Notable Allies
The Regulatory Philosophy of Rohit Chopra
Getting Back to Business. FDIC Approves Resolution Plan Rule and Finds Consensus on Mergers
Bank Merger Plans Panned From All Sides
In Memoriam: Former SEC Chairman William Donaldson
`Partisan-Driven Solutions.' Virtu CEO Takes Some Swings at SEC Agenda
White House Taps Goldsmith Romero for FDIC
Capitol Hill Watch: Lawmakers Take on ESG `Cartel,' Chopra and the FDIC Turmoil
Confirming a New FDIC Chief Won't be Easy
Overdraft Fee Scrutiny Hits Credit Unions as Banks Prepare to Pounce
The SEC at 90: Former Agency Chiefs Reflect on Enforcement, Independence and Polarization
Regulating AI? A Lot of Talk and Little Action
SEC Setback: Private Funds Rule Struck Down in Blow to Gensler Agenda
Will Regulatory 'Sandboxes' Make a Comeback? SEC's Peirce Makes a Pitch
Investor Panel Urges SEC to Boost Protections for Online Traders
The SEC's Ex-Investment Management Chief on Fund Oversight, Lawsuits and Industry `Catastrophizing'
Banks, Conservatives and Consumer Advocates See Wins in Supreme Court's Two Unanimous Rulings
CFPB Jumps Into the Legal Fight Over Mobile Banking Fraud
Freddie Mac Second Mortgage Plan Stirs Up Surprising Opposition
Talking Treasury Market Policy With a Former NY Fed Trading Desk Chief
Gensler Talk at Mutual Fund Conference Shows Relations With Industry Still Tense
McHenry Unbound: Financial Services Chairman Opens Up Ahead of Crypto Win
Not the Best Place to Work: FDIC Employee Satisfaction Way Down
Gruenberg Bows to the Pressure; Plans to Remain Until New FDIC Chief is Confirmed
Talking Climate Disclosure With a Former Top SEC Lawyer
Gensler Signals SEC Will Redo Broker AI and Custody Rules
`You're on a Short Leash.' Democrats Begrudgingly Back Gruenberg at House Hearing
D-Day for Gruenberg: FDIC Chief Set to Face Hostile Lawmakers
Al Sharpton v. Jake's Deli? The Fight Over Fed's Swipe Fee Cap Heats up
FSOC Moves to Tame Mortgage Market Risks
A Crackdown on Airline Miles? Chopra and Buttigieg Dig into Rewards Programs
Progressives Punch Back at `Incomplete and Misleading' FDIC Probe
Report Details `Insular,' `Patriarchal,' `Boys Club' Culture at FDIC
The Unusual Story of a New FDIC Chairman's Award
Talking All Things Fiduciary With a Longtime Advocate
Freddie Mac's Under the Radar Mortgage Plan Provokes Angst
FDIC Toxic Workplace Report Readied; Officials Briefed on `Demoralizing' Findings, Sources Say
PNC's Demchak Warns OCC Merger Plan Would Allow Biggest Banks to `Grow Unchecked'
`Our Capital Cup Runneth Over.' Bank CEOs Share Rosier View of Basel on Wall Street
Graham Steele Talks Progressive Regulators and Banks' `Capital Derangement Syndrome'
FDIC Backs off Asset Manager Proposals -- For Now
Not Wasting Time: Businesses Sue to Overturn FTC Non-Compete Rule
Lawsuits Readied as Divided FTC Bans Non-Competes
FDIC Effort to Scrutinize Asset Managers Stirs Up Hornet's Nest
Warren Davidson Talks New Investors, Crypto Politics and the SEC's `El Jefe Business Model'
`This is Not a Good Rule.' Senator Says SEC's Broker AI Plan Must be Reworked
A Civil Discussion on Financial Regulation? Yes, at the Federalist Society
The `Panopticon:' SEC's Stock Trading Database Draws New Legal Challenge
DOJ's Bank Merger Policy Coming Into Focus
SEC Contemplates a Redo for Controversial Broker AI Rule
Climate Rule Redux: House Republicans Take Yet Another Whack at SEC Effort
Overdraft Rule Tests Chopra's Push the Envelope Tactics, as Industry Gears up for a Battle
BlackRock Turns to Goldman Vets as it Plans to Double Government Affairs Team
FDIC's McKernan Offers Plan to Review BlackRock and Vanguard's Bank Stakes
SEC Speaks: Peirce Blasts Commission's `Dwindling' Public Engagement
Bank Regulators in Court; Republican Senators Press Gensler on Reg SCI; SEC Gag Rule Challenged
Hsu Steps Up: OCC Chief's Policy Flurry Makes Waves and Provokes Consternation
As Prime Money Market Funds Disappear, SEC Rule Draws Questions
CFPB Chief Comes Out Swinging at Consumer Banker Gathering
SEC Sued to Halt Crypto `Regulation by Enforcement'
Talking to a Community Bank Leader About Washington's Regulatory Onslaught
FDIC's Tough Merger Guidance Bears Chopra's Stamp
House Financial Services Republicans Lay Into SEC `Overreach'
Bankers Descend on Washington as `Regulatory Tsunami' Grows
SEC Dealer Rule Becomes the Latest Gensler Policy to Land in Court
Columbia Law Professor Gives his Take on SEC Climate Rule, Crypto and Gensler's Activism
House Oversight Committee Digs Into PCAOB's Chinese Audit Inspections
Lawsuit to Overturn SEC Short Selling Rules Gains Support from Agency's Ex-Chief Economists
Van Der Weide Unplugged: Fed GC on Policy, Philosophy and Road Trip Tunes
Broker AI Rule Divides SEC Investor Panel
Front-Running Biden's Big Speech, Banks Sue Over Credit Card Late Fee Crackdown
SEC's Scaled Back Climate Rule Leaves Few Happy
One Year After SVB, McHenry Says Bank Regulators Still Have Big Holes in Oversight
As Credit Unions Descend on D.C., Staff at Their Trade Group Aren't in a Celebratory Mood
OCC Vet Julie Williams Talks Basel, Bank Mergers and Translating Regulator Speak
In a Shift, SEC Investor Panel Now Offers Gensler Some Support on Predictive Data Rule
Capital One Merger Energizes Opponents of Banks' CRA Lawsuit
OCC's Hsu Floats Plan for Government to Keep Closer Tabs on PE Firms and Hedge Funds
Bank Merger Monday: Gaming Out D.C.'s Response to the Capital One-Discover Deal
A DeFi Discussion: How the Government Should Deal With Illicit Finance
Lawmakers Dig Into Ways to Stem Bank Runs as SVB Anniversary Looms
Barr Signals He's Not That Worried About Commercial Real Estate Sinking Banks
From 'AI Washing' to 'Hallucinations,' Gensler Goes Deep on Machine Learning
FDIC Gets an Earful From State Supervisors (and Banks) on Plan for Board Governance
Judges Grapple With Finra's Constitutionality at Marathon Hearing
Gensler's AI Warnings are Starting to Make Companies Nervous
Divided SEC Approves Dealer Rule, With Strong Pushback From Republican Commissioners
SEC and Hedge Funds Face Off in Court, With Both Sides Fielding Tough Questions
Exxon Lawsuit Highlights Growing Corporate Angst With SEC Shareholder Proposal Process
SEC, Fighting Sanctions for Misleading Judge, Seeks to Drop Crypto Enforcement Case
Hsu's Bank Merger Ideas Make Nobody Happy
CFTC Staff Demands Action on Commissioner's Behavior, as Behnam Signals Support for Conduct Code
Merger of Credit Union Groups Stokes Anxieties Over Revenue Shortfall, Coming Layoffs
As SEC Puts Finishing Touches on Dealer Rule, Stanford Professor Warns of Risk to Treasury Markets
The Other Side: Basel Supporters Say Banks are Spinning 'Myths' About Capital Rule
Republicans Give Gensler a Blunt Reminder of Climate Rule's Legal Peril
Basel Blowback Escalates -- With Even Some Democrats Piling on
Bombarded by Basel: Contentious Capital Rule Brings Out Critics and Supporters in Force
Bitcoin Mania: Divided SEC Backs ETFs
Hearing Bank Criticisms, Barr Fires Back on Basel
Gensler's Emerging Strategy for Moving Forward on Stock Trading Rules
Georgetown's Angel Talks Bitcoin ETFs and Gensler's 'Worst Nightmare'
An Apologetic SEC Faces Possible Sanctions for Misleading Judge in Crypto Case
All Eyes on SEC as Bitcoin ETFs Prepare to Launch
Financial Regulation's Themes of 2024 (No Surprise, Lawsuits are at the Top)