Links in “Dodd-Frank”
- Pushing Too Hard Against Dodd-Frank?
Instead of generating momentum for further rollbacks to Dodd-Frank, recent GOP efforts may have the reverse effect and spark a populist uprising among Democrats. [2/12/15]
- Obama Budget Would Beef Up Dodd-Frank Enforcement
The White House funding requests for fiscal 2016 include increased funding for agencies to enforce Dodd-Frank. The White House said it would oppose efforts to roll back regulations or change the way the CFPB is funded. [2/3/15]
- How Goes Your State Attorney General’s Efforts to Flex Dodd-Frank Muscle?
An update of the efforts of the attorneys general from Illinois, New York, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi to use their Dodd-Frank enforcement authority. [1/28/15]
- Why NY’s Recent Action Against Auto Lender Could Impact Your Institution
Even if you don't operate in New York or aren't an indirect auto lender, New York's recent action against an indirect auto lender could be a harbinger of how other states may likewise start wielding their Dodd-Frank powers. [1/26/15]
- House Financial Services Committee Targets Dodd-Frank
House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling says that the regulatory burden is crushing community financial institutions. His committee has in its sights the Dodd-Frank Act and, in particular, eliminating the taxpayer-financed bailouts. [1/22/15]
- Obama Touts Dodd-Frank, CFPB in State of the Union
President Obama's State of the Union address touched on a number of issues relevant to bankers, including cybersecurity, Dodd-Frank, and the CFPB. Here's a recap. [1/21/15]
- U.K.’s Regulators Take a Look at Dodd-Frank-Type of Whistleblower Protections
To incentivize, or not to incentivize? That is the question two UK financial regulators set out to answer in 2014. Their efforts focused on whether or not financial institutions should incentivize employees for whistleblowing, which is prescribed in the Dodd-Frank Act. [1/20/15]
- Fed Reserve to Resurrect Community Advisory Council
The Fed, which dissolved its consumer advisory council in 2011 when Dodd-Frank shifted consumer protection to the CFPB, has announced that it is forming a new 15-member council to advise it on economic and policy issues, particularly those related to low- and moderate-income areas. [1/19/15]
- A Call for the Administration to “Go Big” on Reform
Rather than fight to salvage what it can of Dodd-Frank, the White House should "go big," and work to put in place a significant overhaul of the financial system, which has not learned its lesson, according to this piece in the New York Times. [1/15/15]
- House Passes Bill to Erase Portions of Dodd-Frank
The bill, which the White House threatened to veto, would delay implementation of the Volcker Rule, a key piece of Dodd-Frank. It passes handily in the House. The Senate will likely be another story. [1/15/15]
