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An Old Foe of Banks Could Be Wall Street’s New Top Cop
By Paul Kiernan and Scott Patterson
January 16, 2021, The Wall Street Journal
President-elect Joe Biden’s expected pick of Gary Gensler to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission could give Wall …
Potential Priorities for Wall Street’s Next Top Cop
By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jason Karaian, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch, and Ephrat Livni
January 13, 2021, The New York Times
The Biden administration is set to tap …
Trump Clears Fannie-Freddie Capital Boost, Leaves Fates to Biden
By Joe Light
January 14, 2021, Bloomberg
The Trump administration has set a path for releasing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government control, but President-elect Joe Biden gets to …
Top 10 On The Regs Takeaways 2020
By Adrian Whelan, Brown Brothers Harriman
Originally published at the On the Regs blog
At the outset of 2020, I suggested that it would be a year defined by clarity …
Treasury Department’s Senior Leaders Were Targeted by Hacking
By David E. Sanger and Alan Rappeport
December 21, 2020, The New York Times
The Russian hackers who penetrated United States government agencies broke into the email system used by …
FHFA proposes liquidity requirements for GSEs
By Alex Roha
December 17, 2020, HousingWire
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is looking to finalize a rule that would require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to hold higher levels …
Fannie, Freddie Privatization Decisions Likely to Be Left to Biden Administration
By Andrew Ackerman
December 15, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
Joe Biden’s election victory has likely ended the Trump administration’s efforts to return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to private hands.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested …
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US CFTC under Tarbert rejects SEF revamp of Trump-appointed predecessor Giancarlo
By Neil Roland
December 9, 2020, MLex
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s decision to make only minor changes to swap execution facility rules amounted to a repudiation of the …
Joe Biden Fills Out His Economic Team
By Ken Thomas and Kate Davidson
November 29, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
President-elect Joe Biden intends to nominate a team of liberal and centrist economic advisers to serve alongside …
What FinReg Has in Store for Q1 2021
By Adrian Whelan, Brown Brothers Harriman
Originally published at the On the Regs blog
We highlight what to expect this quarter and recap Q4’s key regulatory developments.
What could change …
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