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Bowman called reemphasis on regulatory tailoring, a rethinking of capital requirements, a review of many regulations enacted in recent years, and a streamlining of the review process for de novo and bank merger applications.

An Ohio lawmaker reintroduced legislation to codify a Treasury Department program that pairs small and rural financial institutions with large banks and credit unions to provide resources, training and technical assistance for their communities.

The House voted in favor of a bill to cap the number of for-profit small-business lending companies eligible to make loans under the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Program.

ABA told House lawmakers that it supports applying privacy and data security protection standards to nonbank industries as long as the requirements do not conflict with those already in place for banks.

"First Amendment auditors" have long tried to provoke public officials into stopping them from recording in public settings. Now, some auditors are targeting banks.

The Senate voted to confirm Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman as vice chair for supervision. The position was previously filled by Fed Governor Michael Barr.