Congress

‘Blanket insurance’ of bank deposits is not being discussed, Yellen tells senators

WASHINGTON — Federal bank regulators are not considering any plans to insure all U.S. bank deposits without congressional approval, Treasury…

Republicans request Fed and FDIC oversight records for failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank

WASHINGTON — The top Republicans on committees that oversee the U.S. financial system sent letters Monday to Federal Reserve Chair…

Fed loans, account guarantees helped stabilize ‘deposit flows’ at regional banks, Treasury official says

WASHINGTON — The record-setting number of emergency loans that were made to banks this week by the Federal Reserve was…

Senators relaunch bill seeking to force Supreme Court to televise sessions

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a leading Republican senator on Thursday reintroduced a bill that seeks to…

Treasury Secretary Yellen says not all uninsured deposits will be protected in future bank failures

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sought to reassure markets and lawmakers on Thursday that the federal government is committed…

House conservatives issue new list of demands that could upend debt ceiling talks

WASHINGTON — A powerful bloc of U.S. House conservatives on Friday issued new demands that they said must be met…

Wall Street — not taxpayers — will pay for the SVB and Signature deposit relief plans

WASHINGTON — Plans announced Sunday to fully reimburse deposits made in the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank and the shuttered Signature…

Fed’s Powell heads to Capitol Hill this week, and he’s going to have his hands full

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is set to appear before Congress with a tall task: Persuade legislators that he’s committed…

Warren unveils bill to repeal Trump-era bank deregulation she says led to SVB, Signature collapses

WASHINGTON — A group of Democratic senators introduced new legislation Tuesday to repeal Trump-era bank deregulations they say created the…