Claire Williams covers banking policy matters on Capitol Hill. She previously wrote about financial and economic policy for Morning Consult and earlier had stints at S&P Global and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and John Kennedy, R-La., asked Silvergate if the bank knew about FTX's alleged misuse of customer funds.
January 31 -
Repo markets and the bank deposit business, in particular, would be upended if the U.S. were to default on its debt, experts say.
January 27 -
In a series of tense exchanges, Republicans accused Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra of making rules through press releases.
December 14 -
Martin Gruenberg has been acting chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. since February and is the longest-serving member of the FDIC board.
November 14 -
The Consumer Bankers Association and the Center for Responsible Lending said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should renew its efforts to level the regulatory playing field between larger bank and nonbank companies that make installment and other kinds of personal loans.
September 15 -
Acting Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Martin Gruenberg said that the agency will continue to consider its rising assessment rates even as deposits fell in the second quarter
September 8 -
The operational melding of highly regulated banks and less-regulated fintechs led acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu to warn of the potential for another financial crisis.
September 7 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said a company doesn't need to experience a data breach for the agency to consider taking action.
August 11 -
The Government Accountability Office said that examiner guidance at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency didn’t take into account new statistical methods to uncover potential redlining.
June 22 -
Martin Gruenberg, the agency' acting chair, said it will be watching commercial real estate and other assets as matters of “ongoing supervisory attention.”
May 24 -
The Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a joint proposed rule Thursday meant to refocus and update its implementation of the landmark 1977 law.
May 5 -
The number of suspicious activity reports involving cryptocurrency topped 90,000 in 2021, according to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The reason for the uptick may be that crypto is becoming more mainstream.
May 2 -
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently decided to put an official in charge of the rising number of small and midsize national banks that partner with fintechs or have nontraditional business plans. The agency’s goal is to establish a team that understands cutting-edge technologies and establishes consistent oversight policies in response.
April 17 -
Lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee clashed over the stalled nominations of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and four others Wednesday. It was a prelude to the fireworks that could occur Thursday when Powell is scheduled to testify before the Senate Banking Committee.
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