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SEC, Other Regulators May Delay Volcker Rule

Five regulators working on the Volker rule may delay releasing a final version of the rule until the second half of the year. The Wall Street Journal reports that this is later than previously expected, and that the delays...more

Fed Asked to Undertake Comprehensive Study of Financial Services Sector by J.C. Boggs

U.S. Congressman Ed Royce (R-CA), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, recently sent a letter to Federal Reserve Governor Dan Tarullo asking the Fed to undertake a comprehensive study of banking sector....more

D.C. Circuit Forces Banking Regulators To Revisit Order Barring Bank Director From Bank Activities

On January 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that the OCC and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) improperly prohibited a bank director from participating in future banking activities of several institutions...more