Dodd-Frank Act News

Supreme Court Rules Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection Only Covers SEC Reports

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that whistleblower protections passed by Congress after the 2008 financial crisis only apply to people who report problems to the government, not more broadly. The justices said that a part of the Dodd-Frank Act that …

Dodd-Frank Overhaul Could End Consumer Complaint Database

U.S. consumers filed nearly 300,000 complaints last year about their dealings with banks, credit card issuers and other financial services companies. Most of those complaints were compiled and made available for anyone to see as part of a database administered …

Federal Reserve Suggests Two-tier Capital Regulation for Insurers

Major insurers American International Group Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. would be required to hold enough capital to head off risks to the U.S. financial system as part of a regulatory shakeup of the insurance industry proposed by the Federal …

Foreigners Denied Whistle-Blower Protections

Foreign whistle-blowers who work for overseas companies can’t be protected from retaliatory firings for disclosing conduct that happens abroad, a federal appeals court held. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan found in a case involving Siemens AG that an …

Tarullo Says Fed Restrained to Bank-Based Approach for Insurers

The Federal Reserve is working to modify a bank-based capital model to cover insurance companies as much as they can under Dodd-Frank Act restraints, Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo told lawmakers at a Senate hearing. “We’re not in a position to …

Federal Insurance Office Says Overdue Regulation Report Still Weeks Away

The Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office was expected to complete and send its highly anticipated report on modernization of insurance regulation to Congress in January. But now, it looks like it may take a bit longer. A spokesperson for the …