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Talking With the Chamber's Point Man on Financial Regulation

The Forces Threatening Quintenz's CFTC Nomination

White House Crypto Report Presses for Widespread Regulatory Changes

As Crypto Pressure Mounts, CFPB Backpedals on Open Banking

The CFPB's Surprising Jump Into the Synapse Bankruptcy

`A Small but Mighty Group.' Crypto Opponents Aren't Backing Down

Atkins Plotting Major PCAOB Overhaul

NCUA Board Members Head Back to Work as Judges Grapple With Agency Independence

Bowman's Capital Conference Signals a New Openness at the Fed

Crypto Joins the Fight Over Financial Data Sharing

`We're on Offense.' ICI's Quaadman on the Fund Industry's Washington Agenda

Exit Interview: Erica Williams on Keeping the PCAOB `Empowered'

Speaking Out: Barr Laments Fed's Regulatory Reversal

FDIC Tiptoes into Debate Over Banking and Commerce

A Battle Over Tokenization Lands at the SEC

`An Entirely Made Up Concept.' A Historian Talks Agency Independence and Bank Supervision

Banks Cheer, Fed Splits on Plan to Revamp Supervisory Ratings

Senate Hearing Suggests Tough Slog for Crypto Market Structure Bill

Hill Expected to Get FDIC Chairman Nomination

Will Stablecoin Bill Breach the Line Between Banking and Commerce?

IEX's Options Trading Plan Rekindles a `Flash Boys' Feud

Banks Aced the Stress Tests, but Uncertainty Looms as Fed Ponders Changes

Fintech Makes the Case for CFPB Open Banking Rule

How Banks are Fighting Back as Check Fraud Rises

Atkins Pushes Overhaul of Executive Compensation Disclosure

Fed Moves to Ease Big Bank Capital Rule

In House Testimony, Powell Seems Happy to Pass the Baton on Bank Regulation

Financial Services Chairman Hedges on Next Moves for Crypto Bills

`Drinking From a Fire Hose.' A Former CFTC Commissioner Jumps into the Crypto Fray

Back in the Arena: Gensler Defends Independent Agencies

Despite Some Skepticism, Brokers Have Plenty of Suggestions for `Modernizing' Finra's Rules

The Growing Push to Rein in Bank Supervisors' `Veil of Secrecy'

Solana's New D.C. Advocate on the Power of Public Blockchains and the Need for `Tech Neutral' Policies

As SEC Moves to Reverse Dealer Cases, One Firm Says No

`More Here Than Meets the Eye.' SEC Democrat Blasts Rule Delay

Quintenz Pressed on Industry Ties, Event Contracts at Confirmation Hearing

Senators Grapple With Stablecoin Bankruptcy

Talking `Regulatory Renovation' and Treasury Markets With a D.C. Policy Veteran

Looking for Budget Cuts, Senate Republicans Eye Fed Salaries

House Hearing Lays Bare Crypto Market Structure Bill's Complexity, Political Tripwires

Business Lobby Sees a `Groundswell Opportunity' for Boosting Capital Markets

Fintechs See Dire Consequences in CFPB's Open Banking Reversal

Robinhood's Top Lawyers on the `Stark Change' in Financial Regulation

Financial Firms Have Lots of Ideas for Scrapping Rules. They Also Want Some New Ones

`The House That Durbin Built.' A Fintech IPO Adds to Swipe Fee Debate

Quintenz Financial Disclosure Shows New Wealth, Crypto Ties

`Not Nearly as Good as it Could be.' Ex-CFTC Chief Massad on Fixing the Stablecoin Bill

Trump Jump-Starts Fannie, Freddie Privatization Battle

Jockeying Over the Senate Stablecoin Bill Enters the Final Stretch

House Panel Presses Atkins on Staff Exodus, Reorganization Plans

Atkins Calls for Boosting Retail Access to Hedge Funds, CAT Overhaul

Zero Hash's CEO on Setting a Crypto Oversight Framework

A Bank Capital Rule Rises to the Top of the Deregulatory Agenda

Pham Touts Court's `Wake-Up Call' for CFTC Enforcement

`A Bad Joke.' Small Businesses Fight a Trump Treasury Anti-Money Laundering Rule

Atkins Details Plans for New Crypto Rules

An Original PCAOB Board Member Makes the Case for the Endangered Audit Overseer

Atkins Calls for `Targeted' SEC Reorganization, Reassures Employees

Bessent Spars With Democrats, Offers Regulatory Nuggets at House Hearing

Theatrics Mar Crypto Market Structure Bill Rollout

CFPB Chaos Envelops Open Banking Rule

MFA's Advocacy Chief on the New `Brightness' in Washington

Fired NCUA Board Member Warns Credit Unions are in `Perilous Place' on Tax Exemption

House Republicans Plot Big Regulatory Changes in Budget Bill

Bank Rules, Proxy Advisors and Trump: Lawmakers Can't Find Comity at House Hearings

The Fight Over the PCAOB's Future Begins

Kalshi's CEO on Washington's Battle Over Prediction Markets

Capital One-Discover Approval Offers `Pale Green Light' for Bank Mergers

Financial Firms Flood Atkins With Policy Pleas

Trump Kick-Starts the Atkins Era: `Paul Will End the Weaponization of the SEC'

A Stark Future for the CFPB Comes into Focus

Earning the Big Bucks: A Survey of Financial Trade Group Leaders' Pay

Divided SEC Knocks Down Attempt to Reopen Gensler-Era Enforcement Settlements

Opposition is Mounting to the CFTC's Oversight of Sports Contracts

Inside Uyeda's Busy Tenure as Acting SEC Chief

Bowman Steps Into a Hotter Spotlight

`That's a Big, Big List.' Bessent Details Rules Overhaul

Bankers Hit Washington as `Regulatory Tsunami' Recedes

`Hundreds of Rules to Fix.' Dimon Goes Deep on Financial Regulation

`Not Sexy for Silicon Valley.' A Trade Group Chief Talks Small Business Investing

Race for FDIC Chief Stirs a Deregulatory Competition

SEC Continues to Defend Gensler Stock Trading Rules in Court

Banks Tread Carefully on Stablecoins

Fired at Will: A New Normal for Commissioners?

Talking Crypto Regulation With One of the SEC's Earliest Experts

Atkins Cruises Through Confirmation Hearing

A Tricky Tether Problem is Weighing on the Stabelcoin Legislation

Atkins Discloses a Who's Who of Wall Street Clients -- and a High Net Worth

Big Banks Keep the Heat on Fed Over Stress Tests

Talking Fintech in the Trump Era

The SEC's Dealer Rule Lingers On

Treasury Secretary Moves to Protect Popular Lending Fund

Pulte in Charge: FHFA Chief Moves to Shake Up Fannie and Freddie

`The Commission's Doors are Open.' Uyeda Details Overhaul of SEC Rulemaking

A Former SEC Trial Attorney on Fighting Enforcement `Overreach'

A Look Inside the Dismantling of the CFPB

Bowman's Expected Rise to Fed Vice Chair Was No Accident

Top Lawyer Signals Fed Will Follow Trump's Deregulatory Plans

Trump's Acting Financial Regulators Offer Plenty of Good News for Industry

Blaine Luetkemeyer is Building a New Advocacy Group for the Financial Regulatory Debate

Bessent Pledges to Lead Broad Overhaul of Financial Regulation

Despite the Republican Takeover, BlackRock's Tussle With the FDIC Continues

Muni Bond Overseer Faces Constitutional Challenge

U.S. Judge Weighs `Extraordinary Situation' of CFPB Under Trump

NCUA Chairman on Executive Orders, Overdraft Fees and Ending Regulation by Enforcement

McKernan, CFPB Steal the Spotlight at Senate Hearing

Hurdles for CFPB Supporters on Display at Court Hearing

Bill Pulte's Social Media Wars

Acting SEC Chief Details Shift on Capital Formation

OTC Markets CEO on Making Going Public Popular Again

With the Future Looking Bleak, CFPB Backers Prepare for the `Long Game'

Independent Regulators in Trump's Crosshairs

New Comptroller to Banks: `We Exist to Serve You'

`A Political Call.' Silvergate's Chairman Discusses the Debanking Furor

FHFA Nominee Pulte Named in Straw-Donor Complaint at FEC

Trump's Financial Agency Picks: More Washington than MAGA

Powell Squeezed on Both Sides as Senators Press Fed Chief on CFPB, Debanking and Basel

CFPB Shutdown Fallout: Protests, Lawsuits and Confusion

A State Regulator on How Washington Can Bolster Community Banks

Former NCUA Chairman Hood Expected to be Named Acting OCC Chief

Hal Scott is Back With a Sweeping Plan to Overhaul Financial Regulation

Senators Agree Debanking is a Problem, but Solving it is Another Matter

Getting Started: Policy Makers Herald a `Golden Age' for Crypto

With Chopra Out, the Push Begins to Dismantle his Legacy

`Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right.' A Policy Advocate Pushes Back on Economic Populism

Why is Chopra Still in Office? It's Complicated

CFTC Spurned on Sports Betting

The Growing Legal Fight Over Bank Regulators' In-house Courts

Chopra Finds Common Ground With Conservatives on Debanking

An Advocate Ready to Seize the Debanking Moment

Pham Senior Staff Shakeup Roils CFTC

Financial Regulators Jump to Cull DEI Programs

Acting Chairmen and Executive Orders: Financial Regulation Under Trump Gets Underway

The Outlook for Financial Regulation as Trump Takes Office

Bessent Sails Through Confirmation Hearing, Signals Bank Regulation Overhaul

SEC Punts on Approving Audit Rules -- Giving the Industry a Win, at Least for Now

`Memories are Short.' Gruenberg Defends Tough Regulatory Stance

Warren Previews Opposition Tactics as Trump Nominees Head to the Senate

Exit Interview: OCC's Hsu on Basel, Bailouts and the Bank Lobby

With Barr's Vice Chair Exit, Fed's Bowman Thrust Into Spotlight

Farewell Tour: Khan and Behnam Reflect on Their Legacies

As Regulatory Climate Shifts, Banks See Opportunity in Stress Test Win

Backing Away from a Fight, Barr to Exit Vice Chairman Role