Barney Frank — the retired US senator who co-authored the Dodd-Frank Act to tighten bank regulations after the 2008 financial crisis — is now under fire over his role in the latest US banking ...

Barney Frank was someone who’d been in Congress for, I think, 27 years, all of them representing Massachusetts. And he was one of the most progressive members of the House Democratic caucus.

Former Rep. Barney Frank and Sen. Elizabeth Warren — two key architects of the post-2008 system of Wall Street regulation — are at odds over what’s dragging down banks once again.

“Barney Frank was quoted as saying that for the most part it leaves Dodd-Frank alone,” Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.) told the Intercept, saying the former lawmaker's comments helped persuade ...

Barney Frank during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in 2009. The former congressman had been a board member for Signature Bank since 2015.

In an exclusive interview, Barney Frank sounds off on Bill O’Reilly’s attacks (and Dick Cheney’s), Justice Scalia’s homophobia, Alan Greenspan’s failures, and why he can’t be bought.

President Barack Obama, left, stands with Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., center, and Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., right, after signing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in ...

You would be hard pressed to find a politician who is less frank than Congressman Barney Frank. Even in an occupation where truth and candor are often lacking, Congressman Frank is in a class by ...

Barney Frank on His Role in the Banking Crisis. Looser financial requirements contributed to the failure of Signature and Silicon Valley banks. And one of the rules’ creators supported loosening ...

Isaac Chotiner speaks with Barney Frank, a former congressman who, after the 2008 recession, sponsored the Dodd-Frank bill, and who now works for Signature Bank. Skip to main content.

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), House Financial Services Committee Chairman, addresses reporters during the Reuters Regulation Summit in Washington January 11, 2007.

Mr. Frank alleged last week that regulators seized Signature, whose board he served on, “to send a message to get people away from crypto.” It increasingly appears that way.