Jeff Merkley

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  Senators tell Feds to back off bank-centric standards for insurers

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  October 18, 2012

  The issue involves looming capital standards directed at insurers from new rules that grew out of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act.

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  Prompt Action on Volcker Rule Urged

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  April 27, 2012

  Almost a quarter of the U.S. Senate, mostly Democrats, are urging regulators to act promptly to publish a final version of the so-called Volcker rule, which restricts banks from trading for their own accounts also known as proprietary trading.

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  Senate Passes Small Business Investment Bill

  By Jim Abrams  |  March 23, 2012

  Legislation to help startup companies raise capital by reducing some federal regulations won easy passage in the Senate Thursday despite warnings from some Democrats that less government oversight would mean more abuse and scams.

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  Senate to Introduce Bill to Help Small Businesses

  By Jim Abrams  |  March 12, 2012

  The Senate is set to come out with its version of legislation to help small businesses raise capital, paralleling a measure that cleared the House in a somewhat different form last week by a large bipartisan margin.