The absorption of First Republic Bank by JPMorgan Chase on May 1 was just the latest step in a relentless march of consolidation among U.S. banks, as America’s banking industry becomes both more concentrated and more closely entwined with the federal government. Since the “Great Financial Crisis” of 2008, federal regulators have become comfortable with…
ANALYSIS: Politics, Finance Merge as Banks Become Fewer in Number, More Aligned With Government
May 26, 2023
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Mervyn King’s Proposal for Preventing Bank Runs Deserves Another Hearing
Commentary March was a bad month for the Dodd-Frank Act. We now know that Dodd-Frank, passed in the wake of the 2007–2008 banking crisis, doesn’t prevent bank runs. Neither do post–2008 arrangements tell depositors whether large deposits are safe or should be withdrawn with a swipe on a smartphone. This time, uninsured deposits were bailed…
GOP Bill Seeks to Block Biden Admin from Foisting ‘Woke Agenda’ on Community Banks
July 22, 2022
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A recently introduced bill by a House Republican seeks to protect community banks from a harmful provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. The Making the CFPB Accountable to Small Business Act seeks to repeal Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act that requires lenders to collect and report 12 data points when processing credit applications from…
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