Former Rep. Barney Frank: Dodd-Frank Has Held Up ‘Pretty Well’

June 30, 2020David BaumannNews

Ten years after President Obama signed the (Dodd-Frank) Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the law has “held up pretty well,” former Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said Tuesday. Speaking at a virtual conference co-sponsored by the Brookings Institution and the University of Michigan, Frank said that Republican members of Congress have attempted to repeal the Obama Administration’s health overhaul bill “every other week,” but have not mounted a serious attempt to repeal Dodd-Frank. “It was too popular,” Frank said. Obama signed Dodd-Frank on July 21, 2010. The law is informally named after Frank, who chaired the House Financial Services

Supreme Court Ruling Creates More Uncertainty for CFPB’s Future

June 30, 2020David BaumannCFPB

Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling upending the leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau did little to quell the arguments over the controversial agency and its work.

For credit union trade group and critics of the agency, the ruling did not go far enough since it did not rule the single-director structure unconstitutional. They said they hope the decision will increase the chance that Congress will enact legislation converting the agency into a commission.

Supreme Court Decision in Hand, NCUA Will Begin Implementing Field of Membership Rule

June 29, 2020David BaumannCourts

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to overturn the National Credit Union Administration’s Field of Membership rule, the agency will begin implementing the sections of the rule that had been challenged, NCUA Chairman Rodney Hood said Monday.

Supreme Court Declares Single-Director Structure of CFPB Unconstitutional

June 29, 2020David BaumannCourts

The U.S Supreme Court on Monday declared the single-director structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unconstitutional.

The agency’s configuration is “incompatible with the structure of the Constitution, which—with the sole exception of the Presidency—scrupulously avoids concentrating power in the hands of any single individual,” the court said.

Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Banker Challenge to NCUA Field of Membership Rule

June 29, 2020David BaumannCourts

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider the American Bankers Association’s challenge to the National Credit Union Administration’s Field of Membership rule.

The refusal is a major win for the agency and credit unions that have defended the rule.

Bankers Tell Supreme Court That NCUA is Using ‘Extravagant Interpretations’ to Stretch Fields of Membership

June 10, 2020David BaumannCourts

The National Credit Union Administration is using “extravagant interpretations” of federal law to allow credit unions to expand their fields of membership far beyond the restrictions imposed by Congress, the American Bankers Association told the U.S. Supreme Court in a brief filed on Tuesday.

NCUA Tells Supreme Court That Agency Has Broad Discretion in Defining Fields of Membership

May 26, 2020David BaumannCourts

Congress has given the National Credit Union Administration wide authority to define credit union fields of membership, the agency told the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, challenging arguments made by the nation’s bankers.

NCUA Response to ABA Field of Membership Challenge Now Due May 26

May 13, 2020David BaumannCourts

The U.S. Supreme Court has given the National Credit Union Administration until May 26 to respond to a petition filed by the American Bankers Association challenging the agency’s Field of Membership rules. The ABA had challenged the rule amended in 2016.

Washington Credit Union Daily

Reporting on regulations, legislation and political developments affecting credit unions.

Washington Credit Union Daily

Reporting on regulations, legislation and political developments affecting credit unions.