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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In its regular Beige Book report, the Federal Reserve said that despite high consumer confidence, economic vital signs remain mixed.
May 31 -
Financial regulators issued joint guidance on Wednesday highlighting the availability of cross-state appraiser licensing agreements.
May 31 -
Appeals court justices appeared divided on whether the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional during oral arguments in the PHH v. CFPB case on Wednesday.
May 24 -
President Trump’s budget would reduce funds to the CFPB and eliminate a fund designed to help regulators unwind a failing megabank.
May 23 -
The Congressional Budget Office said only community banks would choose to hold higher capital in return for fewer rules while lowering its estimate of cost savings of eliminating new FDIC resolution powers.
May 19 -
Banks are increasingly tightening lending standards for commercial real estate loans and are likewise seeing a drop-off in demand, according to a report released Monday by the Federal Reserve Board.
May 8 -
More than 100 days into Trump’s presidency, financial regulators still lack key appointments. Here's why that matters.
May 2 -
Administration and leaders in Congress support some common principles that could help banks.
April 26 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a series of clarifications to its 2015 rule expanding mortgage data collection requirements that many in the industry have said is too onerous.
April 13 -
Meeting with CEOs, President Trump discussed reducing the financial regulatory burden among a series of actions he is pursuing to make the U.S. more business-friendly.
April 11
