John Heltman is the Washington Bureau Chief for American Banker. John previously edited American Banker Magazine and is the creator of American Banker's narrative podcast Bankshot. He was awarded the Grand Neal, the top honor bestowed by the Jesse H. Neal Awards, in 2019 for his narrative podcast series Nobody’s Home, which examines the economic and social impact of concentrated vacant housing. He was also named the 2019 McAllister Editorial Fellow at Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He is a 2005 graduate of St. Mary’s College of Maryland and lives in Baltimore, Md.
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Tucked away in the Treasury Department’s regulatory reform report released last month was a nascent effort to reform the way regulators implement the Community Reinvestment Act.
July 10 -
Federal Reserve Board Gov. Jerome Powell stopped short of endorsing any single housing finance reform plan, but called on lawmakers to resolve what he described as the biggest unfinished business of the crisis.
July 6 -
Fed Chair Janet Yellen called the Treasury's report a "complicated document" that shared many of the central bank's objectives, including reducing regulatory burden without sacrificing safety and soundness.
June 14 -
The Treasury plan includes a slew of items that don’t require Congress to act, and appear feasible in the short term. Here's a guide to what changes could be made.
June 13 -
The Treasury Department published its first report on regulatory reform, offering some familiar industry asks alongside some surprising positions.
June 12 -
Banks and other firms collecting defaulted debt originated by another company are not subject to the kinds of restrictions placed on third-party debt collectors, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a unanimous decision.
June 12 -
Ahead of the House vote Thursday on the Financial Choice Act, the two parties were assailing each other as proxies for Wall Street and painting themselves as defenders of community banking and the consumer.
June 9 -
Clearing the bill through the House has value, giving baseline legislative language that the Senate might select in a more modest legislative package.
June 8 -
A report quietly released by the Treasury Department says there is “clear evidence” that a program President Trump wants to cut helps recipients provide financial services to the most underserved communities.
June 7 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the direct crosshairs of a federal lawsuit questioning its leadership structure. But it might be the independence of all federal agencies on trial.
June 2
