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The Senate named 12 senators, including tough Wall Street critics and more moderate members, Tuesday to a panel that will finalize the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the 1930s.

Congress must act to close gaps in the regulatory system that helped cause the financial crisis, a former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission said....

Senate Republicans, attacked for twice blocking legislation to rein in Wall Street, floated a partial alternative proposal Tuesday and said it could lead to election-year compromise on an issue that commands strong public support....

Top Republicans appeared nearer to a deal with Democrats on a financial regulation bill, with the ranking senator on the banking committee saying that they were “very close” on the key particulars.

President Barack Obama scolded Wall Street on Thursday for its "furious efforts" to fight tighter regulation, saying the United States was doomed to another financial crisis if reforms were not implemented

Senate leaders on Tuesday began their sparring over the financial reform bill, setting the tone for what is expected to weeks of debate on lawmakers' next pitched battle.

The U.S. is destined to endure a new economic crisis that sticks taxpayers with the bill unless Congress tightens oversight of ...

President Obama's top economic adviser said Sunday he believes Congress will pass new oversight rules for the financial industry. Lawrence Summers also said putting even more Americans back to work is a White House "preoccupation."

An overwhelming majority of Americans wants Wall Street subjected to tougher regulation in the aftermath of the bank bailout and the bonus scandals that have rocked the U.S. financial sector, according to a Harris poll released on Thursday.

Sen. Christopher J. Dodd indicated that Democrats would forge ahead with their own bill, following months of talks that had been aimed at reaching a bipartisan consensus.