US Congress

Regulatory turf war hits Congress

A battle for influence among US financial regulators broke out in Congress on July 24, as they testified before a Congressional committee on the merits of the Obama administration's proposals for regulatory reform.

US Talf helps CMBS market recover

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (Talf) is helping to revive the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market, analysts have concluded, although the chances for residential mortgages to be included…

"$78 billion Tarp windfall" for banks

The US Treasury paid banks $78 billion too much for bank stock and warrants under the Troubled Asset Relief Programme (Tarp), according to the programme's head of oversight.

Dinallo backtracks on regulating CDSs

New York State insurance superintendent Eric Dinallo shelved plans to bring a large slice of the credit default swap (CDS) market under the purview of the New York State Insurance Department (NYSID) during a US congressional committee hearing on November…

Failure of $700bn bailout sparks equity slump

US equity markets have experienced their biggest one-day drop in history following the failure of the US Congress to pass legislation that would have empowered the Treasury department to buy up to $700 billion in mortgages and other assets from…

Summer of discontent

Peter Madigan takes a look at how regulators in the US, UK and Europe have reacted to the events of the past summer, and the many rules and regulations practitioners can expect to face this autumn

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