For all the blame, credit raters still count on big banks for support

For all the blame, credit raters still have allies in town: big banks

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"… ice to someone else.Specifically, the banks are lobbying the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to minimize a rule change required under the Dodd-Frank regulation law tha …"

"… s base decisions whether to buy. The rule change being contemplated by the Comptroller of the Currency would free banks from having to hire a government-sanctioned credit rating …"

"… ssessment of security offering risk. In this, they seem to have an ally in Comptroller of the Currency John Walsh.Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee in December, Wal …"

Broad reach of new consumer financial agency may fall short in some areas

By David Heath

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that opens on July 21 faces Republican lawmakers who want to chip away at its power, companies that

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"… lent documentation.Despite their negligence, these same regulators — the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. — will be in charge of enforcing …"

Watchdog interference: Inspectors General say agencies hinder investigations

By John Solomon and Amy Biegelsen

In an unusually public spat, the independent watchdogs inside a dozen federal agencies are alleging government officials have hindered sensi

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"… d unrestricted and unfettered access to information from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for use in investigations of possible fraud … by failed financial instit …"

"… o interfere with or defraud” examinations conducted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which regulates some of the largest U.S. banks.Another watchdog said the …"

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Farm credit regulator won't disclose enforcement actions against its banks

By Joe Eaton

As Congress negotiates a final version of financial reform, one group of lenders has already won a blanket carve out from increased bank reg

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"… s request, but refused to release the documents.Unlike the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. — two other U.S. regulators whic …"

New systemic risk regulatory council sets goals

By Jeremy Borden

Reform watchers expecting a “Showdown in the Cash Room” between the primary U.S. financial regulators didn’t see anything resembling a regul

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"… rs” of the market that could pose potential risks, as John Walsh, acting Comptroller of the Currency, put it during today’s meeting.As Financial Reform Watch noted earlier t …"

On financial reform bill, 52 percent of lobbyists worked in government

By Caitlin Ginley and M.B. Pell

More than half of the lobbying force seeking to influence landmark financial reform legislation is made up of former members of Congress, Ca

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"… Financial Services Roundtable. Natter worked 10 years at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which regulates some of the largest U.S. banks. The vast majority of his …"

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Rating agencies fight (and lobby) for survival

In recent months, the credit rating agencies have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to delay new restrictions under the Dodd-Frank Act,

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"… of those assets without relying on rating agencies is simply too much work.Comptroller of the Currency John Walsh recently testified before the Senate Banking Committee that the …"

Disclosure-o-meter for Dodd-Frank law

One of our goals at Financial Reform Watch is to keep tabs on those who would influence, weaken, or delay how the Dodd-Frank law is carried

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"… to follow the CFTC model on Dodd-Frank disclosure and rule-making.Grade: A-Comptroller of the CurrencyNada. Nothing. Zip. Is it because the OCC is part of the Treasury Departmen …"

Mortgage companies and the new regulatory regime

By Kat Aaron

Everyone knew it was coming. With all the turmoil in the American financial system, a push for re-regulation was inevitable. The Obama admin

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"… , the Federal Reserve, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the National Credit Union Administration.The Office of Thrift Supervi …"

"… e in American history. The agency is slated to fold into the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency under the administration’s plan.The Federal Reserve was responsible for …"

You broke it? You fix it.

By John Dunbar

Firms that fed off the subprime lending frenzy that devastated the banking system are lining up to collect more than $21 billion in taxpayer

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"… for loan modifications to date. According to a survey by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision, after one year, only 29.5 percent of …"

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