In a statement, Congresswoman Maxine Waters called the proposals to "reconsider this and every other senseless attack on the Volcker Rule."
Read More »Industry Reacts to Volcker Rule Revision
Here's how banks and other industry professionals reacted to the revisions to simplify compliance requirements relating to the "Volcker rule."
Read More »500 Days in the Housing Industry
As the Trump administration celebrates 500 days in office this month, take a look at the key legislation and nominations that have impacted the industry during this time.
Read More »House Bill Would Streamline Volcker Rule
The push to streamline reforms put in place after the financial crisis continues as the House of Representatives has passed a new bill that would streamline the Volcker Rule. Implemented as part of the larger Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and ...
Read More »What Will Dodd-Frank Modification Bill Mean for Housing?
The United States Senate voted Wednesday afternoon to advance S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, after several weeks of debate, amendments, and negotiation. On Wednesday afternoon, the Senate finally voted 67-31 to end debate on the bill, capping ...
Read More »Senate Debates Dodd-Frank Modification Bill
On Wednesday, the Senate entered its second day of debate over the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The bill enacts modifications to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act signed into law in 2010 by ...
Read More »Senate Set to Review Dodd-Frank
The bipartisan Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act is now headed to the full Senate for debate, including provisions that would modify significant elements of the Dodd-Frank act.
Read More »It’s Not Just the GOP Trying to Roll Back Dodd-Frank
Lawmakers’ efforts to chip away at the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act have come almost exclusively from the Republican side of the aisle—until now.
Read More »House Votes to Delay Key Provision of Dodd-Frank Act
With the Republican majority now in place, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass a bill that eased some portions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, according to multiple media reports.
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