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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

ICBA's Romero Rainey on the `Onslaught' of New Rules and Why it's Time for Congress to Scrutinize Credit Unions

SEC Contemplates a Redo for Controversial Broker AI Rule

Climate Rule Redux: House Republicans Take Yet Another Whack at SEC Effort

The Treasury Wants Help Creating a Financial Inclusion Strategy. Industry Suggests Reining in the Regulators

Overdraft Rule Tests Chopra's Push the Envelope Tactics, as Industry Gears up for a Battle

Robinhood's Brokerage Chief on Fighting the SEC's 'Nanny-Stating' and Harnessing the Power of 23 Million Investors

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

Advocate for State Bank Regulators Talks D.C.'s Post-SVB Power Grab, Federal Preemption and Disliking the Term 'Patchwork'

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

Big Banks and Market Makers are Engaged in a Pitched Battle With the SEC Over a Plan to Regulate Brokerages Like Exchanges

Climate Day Is Coming: SEC Schedules Vote on Controversial Rule That Has Made Agency a Political Football

House Oversight Panel Probes Whether Asset Managers' Climate Activism Means They Should be Regulated Like Banks

In a Shift, SEC Investor Panel Now Offers Gensler Some Support on Predictive Data Rule

Talking Administrative Law: Why A Legal Advocate Says the SEC's In-House Courts are 'Something Out of Kafka'

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

SEC's Uyeda Talks 'War on Private Funds,' Why Commission Rules Embrace 'Ambiguity' and Bonding With Gensler Over Movies

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

MFA's Han Talks Private Funds Suit, the SEC's Messy Rulemaking and the 'Expertise' that has Exited the Agency

Exxon Lawsuit Highlights Growing Corporate Angst With SEC Shareholder Proposal Process

Battling Over Basel: House Hearing Features Spirited Debates Over Rule's Impact on Banks and Vulnerability to Legal Challenges

SEC, Fighting Sanctions for Misleading Judge, Seeks to Drop Crypto Enforcement Case

Hsu's Bank Merger Ideas Make Nobody Happy

NCUA Exit Interview: Hood Talks Financial Inclusion, Why Banks Bash Credit Unions and Learning About Lending at a Pot Dispensary

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

Anchorage's McCauley Talks the 'Breakthrough' of Bitcoin ETFs, Crypto Custody and Respect for Regulators

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

Penn's Conti-Brown Talks Basel, Tensions Between Wall Street and Washington and Why it's a Bad Idea for Banks to Sue Their Regulators

Wall Street's Other Market Structure Battle: SEC Rebate Rule Pits Brokers Against Brokers, Exchanges Against Exchanges

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)