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US should change Basel III standards to ease home mortgage access, lawmakers say July 08, 2026 | Neil Roland

US banking regulators should modify their planned Basel III capital requirements to enable more access to home mortgages for first-time and working-class buyers, a Republican and Democratic lawmaker said. The ... (more story)

EU market integration talks among EU lawmakers to resume on Sept. 1 July 08, 2026 | Fanny Roux

The three lawmakers leading the European Parliament's scrutiny of plans to further integrate the EU's capital markets are scheduled to hold their first of string of meetings with other lawmakers on Sept. 1 in ... (more story)

Digital euro talks face EU Parliament vote after right-wing challenge July 08, 2026 | Helena Freitas

EU lawmakers will vote Thursday on whether to confirm the European Parliament’s mandate to start digital euro negotiations with member states, after three right-wing groups formally challenged the committee po... (more story)

FSB official says banks replying to AI proposal should focus on materiality July 07, 2026 | Neil Roland

Financial institutions across the world should focus on materiality and proportionality in their use of AI in responding to a Financial Stability Board consultation, FSB official Michelle Bowman said. The cons... (more story)

EU securitization talks between EU governments, lawmakers set for Sept 29 July 07, 2026 | Fanny Roux

The third round of talks on plans to boost the bloc's securitization framework between EU governments and the European Parliament has been scheduled for Sept. 29 in Brussels, MLex has learned. The legislative ... (more story)

EU cybersecurity, AI action plan focuses on implementation, not new legislation July 07, 2026 | Júlia Tar

The EU's action plan on cybersecurity and AI won't be accompanied by new legislation, the bloc's tech chief Henna Virkkunen said on Tuesday as it was unveiled. Instead, the European Commission will focus on im... (more story)

Swedish-based Klarna latest fintech seeking to become US bank July 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

Stockholm-based Klarna, known for its buy-now, pay-later services, has become the latest financial technology company to apply to become a regulated US bank. “Banking is built on trust,” Sebastian Siemiatkowsk... (more story)

Digital euro expected to face full EU assembly vote, but likely to pass July 06, 2026 | Helena Freitas, Fanny Roux

The European Parliament’s digital euro position is set to face a full assembly vote on Thursday, as the far-right Patriots for Europe group is expected to challenge the committee’s mandate to start talks with ... (more story)

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Lawmakers warmer toward more EU-level capital markets oversight than govts July 03, 2026 | Fanny Roux

EU lawmakers are pushing for more EU-level oversight of capital markets than national governments in a jumbo legislative package which aims to foster a more efficient, integrated, and competitive financial sys... (more story)

Heinäluoma’s plan for EU-level oversight of asset managers faces backlash July 01, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Asset managers are pushing back against a key EU lawmaker's proposal to bring them under direct supervision by the European Securities and Markets Authority, calling it unwarranted and contrary to EU competiti... (more story)

UK financial regulators’ tone shifts on AI after frontier models access shock July 01, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK financial regulators are sharpening warnings over AI risks, including whether existing frameworks can manage increasingly autonomous systems and cyber threats. The shift, flagged in recent speeches by top B... (more story)

US Fed’s independence hangs by thread after Trump move to oust Cook June 30, 2026 | Neil Roland

President Trump’s unsuccessful attempt to oust US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook hinged on one conservative justice’s ballot in the 5-4 vote Monday. That leaves either of the two conservatives who sided wi... (more story)

Litigation funding faces first review at EU’s top court June 30, 2026 | Jean Comte

Litigation funders will see judges at the EU's highest court get their first taste of the burgeoning industry in a case over whether antitrust class actions backed by investment funds infringe the bloc's rules... (more story)

US FTC chairman may revamp 20-year antitrust, consumer protection orders June 22, 2026 | Mike Swift and Khushita Vasant

The chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Ferguson, has ordered the agency's antitrust and consumer protection staff to scrutinize whether a 1995 FTC policy that settlement orders sunset only aft... (more story)

‘Putney Pusher’ likely to face UK regulatory sanction if he is a banker June 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

If the man suspected of being the so-called Putney Pusher turns out to be a banker, he will face a ban from the UK’s financial service industry if convicted — even though the alleged offense occurred long befo... (more story)

EU watchdog moves to ground equity-market transparency debate in evidence June 04, 2026 | Fanny Roux

The European Securities and Markets Authority is stepping in as referee in the business dispute between trading venues and banks that execute trades internally with less-stringent transparency requirements. Th... (more story)