Volcker Rule

U.S. Exempts Small Banks From Volcker Rule
Risk & Compliance

U.S. Exempts Small Banks From Volcker Rule

Regulators have adopted a final rule allowing community banks to engage in proprietary trading.
By Matthew Heller | July 10, 2019
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Can Dodd-Frank Be Fixed to Bridge Competing Interests?
Risk & Compliance

Can Dodd-Frank Be Fixed to Bridge Competing Interests?

Here are some steps to begin resolving the divide between bringing regulatory relief to banks and adequately protecting consumers.
By Taylor Tipton and Jackie Prester | October 11, 2017
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Future Uncertain for GOP’s Dodd-Frank Reform
Risk & Compliance

Future Uncertain for GOP’s Dodd-Frank Reform

The Financial Choice Act passed the House on a party-line vote but “there is zero chance that [it] survives” in its current form in the Senate.
By Matthew Heller | June 9, 2017
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Dodd-Frank Creates More Threats than It Eliminates
Risk & Compliance

Dodd-Frank Creates More Threats than It Eliminates

How many of its myriad provisions are really worth replacing flexible supervision of banks with rigid regulation?
By Ernest T. Patrikis | June 23, 2015
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End Financial Regulatory Patchwork: Volcker
Risk & Compliance

End Financial Regulatory Patchwork: Volcker

A report by the Volcker Alliance calls for a "long-delayed" reshaping of the U.S. bank regulatory system.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | April 20, 2015
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Fed Mulling Extension of Volcker Rule Deadline
Risk & Compliance

Fed Mulling Extension of Volcker Rule Deadline

Financial institutions would like another seven years to divest of their private equity holdings.
By Matthew Heller | December 8, 2014
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The Volcker Rule: More Questions Than Answers
Risk Management

The Volcker Rule: More Questions Than Answers

A push to make banks safer creates new uncertainties.
By Economist Staff | December 16, 2013
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Dodd-Frank at Two
Risk

Dodd-Frank at Two

Overhauling the world’s largest financial system doesn’t happen overnight.
By Edward Teach | August 1, 2012
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Fighting “Too Big to Fail” Hurts Credit, Expert Says
Risk

Fighting “Too Big to Fail” Hurts Credit, Expert Says

Banking regulation that inhibits financial-market liquidity could end companies’ “just-in-time” access to capital markets, a treasury expert tells the Senate.
By Vincent Ryan | May 10, 2012
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