Regulatory relief

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

House Republicans’ failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act — an issue that has animated the party caucus since its passage in 2010 — has thrown into question their ability to enact regulatory relief.

U.S. bank regulators have tentatively agreed to ease an appraisal requirement that could help commercial real estate borrowers.

In his meeting with community bankers, President Trump openly pondered the fate of CFPB Director Richard Cordray with his advisers and appeared eager to quickly fix industry concerns through executive orders.

A vote on a House plan to replace the Dodd-Frank Act may not happen as quickly as originally expected due to limited floor time and other legislative priorities, such as health care reform, that are likely to take precedent.

In President Trump’s first joint address to Congress, he listed several top priorities, including repealing Obamacare and enacting tax reform, but made no mention of reforming the Dodd-Frank Act.

In an exclusive American Banker poll, bankers see President Trump as a positive force for the financial services industry and are optimistic his administration can deliver on CFPB reform and simpler capital rules.