Regulatory reform

The House Financial Services Committee approved the Financial Choice Act by 34 to 26. While it has enough support to clear the GOP-controlled House, it is unlikely to gain traction in the Senate.

From housing finance reform to the latest economic projections, here's a look at the biggest stories and best insights from this week's Mortgage Bankers Association National Secondary Market Conference in New York.

The House Financial Services Committee began debate Tuesday on a sweeping regulatory reform bill, yet while it is expected to pass on party lines, few expect it to stand a chance in the Senate.

Rebeca Romero Rainey, a third-generation community banker who rose to executive leadership in her early 20s, has been tasked to lead the Independent Community Bankers of America at a pivotal time.

The Treasury secretary on Monday reiterated an aggressive timetable for tackling the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, an issue that has long flummoxed Congress.

President Trump is scheduled to meet with the top leadership of the Independent Community Bankers of America on Monday.

The new Democratic strategy to block GOP Dodd-Frank rewrite is to give it more airtime.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's upcoming report on how to rewrite financial regulation is likely to end up looking very similar to a Dodd-Frank overhaul plan in the House.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling said they believed an agreement on housing finance reform could be struck in this Congress.

Democrats drew a line in the sand Wednesday, opposing a provision in a GOP bill that would allow banks to comply with fewer rules in exchange for holding more capital.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a detailed transition plan Thursday designed to help policymakers turn the government-sponsored enterprises into private guarantors of mortgage-backed securities.

The House GOP has signaled that it is ready to move forward on its Dodd-Frank Act replacement plan.

A new Republican plan to streamline Dodd-Frank's capital rules, stress tests and many other requirements will be reintroduced in the coming weeks by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling.

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.

A Senate Republican effort to use an obscure process to restructure the CFPB could derail any bipartisan agreement on targeted changes to the Dodd-Frank Act.

Observers are divided over whether National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn's support for a modernized Glass-Steagall Act is purely opportunistic or sincere.

Although the Dodd-Frank Act made some positive changes, the weight of its regulations is killing small banks, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said Tuesday.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo acknowledged Thursday that a broad Dodd-Frank relief package is likely out of reach, but said targeted reforms could still pass.

With slim odds of getting eight Democrats to support major Dodd-Frank Act reforms, Republicans are turning to other measures to make changes to the 2010 reform law.

Suspending Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regular dividend payments to the Treasury, thus enabling the companies to replenish their reserve capital, would put their future on better footing.