WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
Amendments
Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (S. 2270), S3382, S3383 [3JN]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2037, H2039, H2040, H2041 [27FE]
——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), consideration (H. Res. 475), H1738 [11FE]
Articles and editorials
Barney Frank Criticizes Planned Rollback of Namesake Financial Law, H9068 [11DE]
Bills and resolutions
CFTC: improve futures and swaps trading (see S. 2330), S2953 [13MY]
——— provide relief for end users who use physical contracts with volumetric optionality (see H.R. 4267), H2484 [14MR]
——— require the de minimis quantity of swap dealing needed to qualify for exemption from designation as a swap dealer to be changed by a vote of the CFTC (see H.R. 3814), H20 [7JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: improve transparency, accountability, governance, and operations of the Office of Financial Research (see H.R. 5037), H6034 [9JY]
Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see S. 2102), S1416 [10MR] (see S. 2270), S2470 [29AP] (see H.R. 4510), H3291 [29AP]
——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements and improve definitions of points and fees for mortgage transactions (see H.R. 5461), H7528 [15SE]
——— modify exemptions for small creditors and mortgage loan servicers (see H.R. 4521), H3363 [30AP]
——— specify when bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision (see H.R. 4060), H1776 [14FE] (see H.R. 4532), H3363 [30AP]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2212), S2161 [3AP]
——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), consideration (see H. Res. 475), H1718 [10FE]
FRS: increase threshold at which regulated depository institutions are subject to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau direct examination and reporting requirements (see S. 2732), S5216 [31JY]
Insurance: clarify definition of nonadmitted insurer (see S. 2726), S5216 [31JY] (see H.R. 5388), H7184 [31JY]
Rural areas: establish application process for interested parties to apply for a county to be designated as a rural area (see S. 1916), S325 [14JA]
SEC: enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (see H.R. 5405), H7295 [8SE]
Excerpts
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities, S6721 [12DE]
Letters
Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act, Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act, and CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act: Bill Cheney, Credit Union National Association, H3427 [6MY]
Clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements and improve definitions of points and fees for mortgage transactions: several trade associations, H7513 [15SE]
Commodity Delivery Relief Act: Dave McCurdy, American Gas Association, E1101 [3JY]
Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act: Senator Collins, S2473 [29AP]
Motions
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H2052 [27FE]
Remarks in House
Financial institutions: adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps, H5614, H5617 [23JN]
——— adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps (H.R. 1256), H5509 [19JN]
——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements, H7510–H7515 [15SE]
——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (H.R. 4510), E1796 [12DE]
——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (S. 2270), H9019 [10DE], E975 [12JN]
——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements and improve definitions of points and fees for mortgage transactions (H.R. 5461), H7508–H7515 [15SE], E1423 [16SE], E1469 [19SE]
——— provide a process to allow financial institutions to go bankrupt (S. 1861), H8179 [1DE]
——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities, H9067–H9074, H9277, H9279, H9284, H9285 [11DE]
Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), H1681 [6FE], H1728 [11FE], H1947 [26FE], H2028–H2043, H2050–H2055 [27FE]
——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), consideration (H. Res. 475), H1731–H1739 [11FE]
——— strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 3193), motion to recommit, H2052, H2053 [27FE]
FRS: establishment of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H6129 [11JY]
Investments: provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers, H7814 [18SE]
——— provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers (H.R. 1105), H7110 [30JY]
Rural areas: establish application process for interested parties to apply for a county to be designated as a rural area (H.R. 2672), H3420–H3422 [6MY], H3950 [8MY]
SEC: enhance ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital markets and reduce regulatory burdens (H.R. 5405), H7497–H7504 [15SE], E1475 [19SE]
Securities: provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales, H8963–H8966, H8986, H8988, H8990 [10DE]
Remarks in Senate
CFTC: improve futures and swaps trading (S. 2330), S2955 [13MY]
Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (S. 2270), S2471 [29AP], S3383 [3JN], S6530, S6531 [10DE]
——— revise certain regulations governing financial assistance for swaps entities, S6488, S6510, S6532 [10DE], S6601, S6660 [11DE], S6721, S6722, S6749 [12DE], S6810 [13DE]
FRS: anniversary of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, S4671 [22JY]
Insurance: clarify definition of nonadmitted insurer (S. 2726), S5222 [31JY]
Rural areas: establish application process for interested parties to apply for a county to be designated as a rural area (S. 1916), S326 [14JA]
Reports filed
CFPB Pay Fairness Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2385) (H. Rept. 113–349), H1718 [10FE]
Consideration of H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 113–350), H1718 [10FE]
Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3193) (H. Rept. 113–346), H1685 [6FE]
Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2571) (H. Rept. 113–344), H1685 [6FE]
Texts of
H. Res. 475, consideration of H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act, H1731 [11FE]
H.R. 2672, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act, H3420 [6MY]
H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Freedom and Washington Accountability Act, H2037–H2039 [27FE]
H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act, H7497–H7501 [15SE]
H.R. 5461, clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements and improve definitions of points and fees for mortgage transactions, H7508–H7510 [15SE]
S. 1916, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities (HELP Rural Communities) Act, S327 [14JA]
S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act, S2472 [29AP], H9019 [10DE]