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A Former Trump Economic Aide on the Busy Year in Financial Regulation
A Big SEC Agenda, but No New Rules: The Year in Capital Markets Regulation
A Rapid U-Turn: The Year in Banking Regulation
FDIC Chief Defends Staff Cuts, as Banking Overseers Trim Budgets
ICBA Endorsed a Deposit Insurance Bill. Now Some of its Members are Rebelling
An Influential Voice in Financial Regulation is Back on Offense
SEC's Crenshaw Offers a Final Dissent
Cracks Emerge in Vought's Plan to Shut the CFPB
As Policy Makers Court the Crypto Crowd, Industry Awaits Action on Market Structure Bill
Atkins to Accounting Industry: `Get Back to Basics'
Former Fed Vice Chair Quarles Talks Supervision, the New Trump Team and Agency Independence
Divide Over Tokenization on Display at SEC Investor Meeting
As the Fed Reorders Bank Supervision, It Surprisingly Cedes Power
Bank Regulators Defend Aggressive Rollbacks and Staff Cuts at House Hearing
Finra `Does Not Violate the Constitution,' SEC Opinion Stresses
Countering an Administration `Hell-Bent on Attacking Investor Rights'
Hill and Hill Look to Ease the Path for PE Firms to Buy Failed Banks
With CFTC Nomination on Fast Track, Selig Treads Carefully
Deposit Insurance Quagmire on Display at House Hearing
SEC Steps Away from Reviewing Shareholder Proposals
A Mid-Size Bank CEO Makes the Case for Deposit Insurance Reform
Crypto Prepares to go `Toe-to-Toe' as Banks Mount Policy Counteroffensive
CFPB Races Ahead With Rule Rollbacks as Funds Run Out
Fighting Back: Finra's Cook Navigates Change and Defends Self Regulation
OCC's Gould on Trust Charters, Private Credit and Escaping the `Bubble'
The Lobbying Battle Over Stablecoins Moves to the Regulators
Recent History Shows the SEC's Push to End Quarterly Reporting Won't be Easy
As Crypto Firms Press for OCC Charters, Banking Industry Takes a Stand
A Fintech Lawyer Makes the Case for Cracking the Secrecy of Bank Supervision
Hill Gets Some Unexpected Flak at Confirmation Hearing
The Chamber Backs Trump's FTC Firing, but Argues Fed is Different
Vought Eyes Simple Plan to Shutter CFPB
The Crypto Futures Trading Commission? Selig Pick Highlights Agency's New Tilt
Opposition Builds to Atkins' Corporate Governance Reforms
Open Banking Backers Barrage CFPB
Waller Floats `Skinny' Account Plan to Give Fintech Firms Direct Access to Fed
As CFTC Chairman Nomination Drags on, Officials Consider a Bipartisan Package
'Tempest in a Teapot.' Paxos CEO Pushes Back on Stablecoin Fears
Atkins Sees a `Radically Different' Future for Securities Trading
As Regulators Seek More New Banks, Crypto Firms are Poised to Benefit
‘Grim Reaper’ Vought Comes for Treasury's CDFI Fund, Again
Securities Traders are Upbeat as They Prepare to Gather in Washington
The Fed Hosts a Showcase for Community Bankers, but the Treasury Chief Takes Charge
A Dispute Over State Oversight Stokes the Stablecoin War
FDIC Moves to Refocus Bank Examinations
A Beleaguered PCAOB Confronts a Legal Challenge to its Disciplinary System
A Fintech Veteran Makes the Case for Open Banking
CFPB Plan to Ease Supervision Sparks Bank Resistance
Nomination Whipsaw: Continuity at FDIC, Chaos at CFTC
SEC Moves to Cut CAT Costs, as Atkins Promises Fix is `Just a Start'
SEC and CFTC Tout the End of Turf Battles, but Challenges Loom
A Trade Group for Alternative Assets Looks to Meet the Moment
Bowman Says Fed Moving Ahead on Basel, Supervisory Ratings
SEC Gets an Earful on Foreign Stock Listings
Banking Industry Divides Over Deposit Insurance Fix
SEC Investor Panel Bends to New Reality on Private Markets
Why Can't We Be Friends? ABA's Innovation Chief Bridges the Divide Between Banks and Fintechs
SEC Roundtable Offers a Warning for Atkins on Market Structure Fixes
Divided SEC Paves Way for Securities Class Action Curbs
SEC Approval of Exxon Proxy Voting Plan Ignites Debate
`We're in a Different Moment.' The Anti-Corporate Power Crowd Isn't Backing Down
`Whatever it Takes.' BPI's Baer on the Industry's New Campaign to Reform Bank Supervision
Gensler May be Gone, But SEC is Still Getting Sued Over Rules
Gould Details `Changed' OCC, Focus on Stablecoins
Fincen Director Details Overhaul of Anti-Money Laundering Rules
Why Banks Held Back on the Stablecoin Fight
Jeb Hensarling on Fed Firings, Alternative Assets and Life After Congress
Miran Faces Senators in Contentious Hearing That Spotlights Fed Independence
Departing CFTC Democrat Laments Turmoil Engulfing Agency
Banking Industry Divides Over Capital Rule Change
Cook Challenges Firing, While the Fed Keeps Quiet
A Bureaucratic Snafu Gives a Glimpse of Atkins' Ambitious Agenda
Battle Over Independence Arrives at Fed's `Doorstep'
Atkins' PCAOB Revamp Gathers Steam
Trump Goes After Another Fed Governor as Struggle With Central Bank Intensifies
Is Anybody Listening? Banks Push Back on Stablecoins as Policy Makers Praise Crypto Industry
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'
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