House Passes Bill To Ease Banking Regulations

By a vote of 258-159, the House of Representatives passed the "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act." The bill would make changes to banking regulations implemented following the financial crisis of 2008. In March, the Senate voted 67 to 31 in favor of the bill. The legislation, which awaits President Trump's signature, is the first major rollback of the Dodd-Frank Act.

The legislation provides relief to roughly two dozen regional banks and other institutions. It raises the threshold for enhanced prudential standards under Section 165 of Dodd-Frank from $50 billion to $250 billion. Currently, bank holding companies with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more are subject to requirements addressing capital, liquidity management, resolution planning, credit exposure and other areas. In addition, the legislation raises the trigger point for having a risk committee and conducting company-run stress testing from $10 billion to $50