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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

`People are Trying to Catch Their Breath,' Sifma Chief Looks Back -- and Ahead -- on Financial Oversight

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'

Regulatory Roundup: Gensler on Auditing; Yellen Makes Nice to Banks; GOP Lawmakers Press FDIC on Asset Managers

`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

Regulatory Roundup: Fink, Gensler and Behnam on Private Credit, Election Betting, Market Structure and More.

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

Yellen's Plea for FSOC

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

Quick Hits: Politics in SEC Hiring? CFTC Readies Appeal to Stop Election Bets; Moynihan's Take on Basel

Barr Backs Down on Basel

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

`An Unprecedented, Sweeping Disclosure Regime,' Opponents of SEC Climate Rule Make Their Case in Court

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?

Enforcement Dustup Riles CFTC

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

Gruenberg to Step Down

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

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)