The Dodd-Frank Act celebrated its fifth anniversary last week, but it’s probably safe to assume many community bankers in Arkansas didn’t feel like partying. read more >

On Aug. 1, the way lenders, real estate agents and title companies work together will change completely. If you’re not prepared for the upcoming changes, you’ll run the risk of delayed closings, lost trust with customers or other challenges brought by new federal regulations. read more >

Say-on-pay votes are not binding in the first place, and the vast majority pass, but say on pay is having an impact even for companies whose compensation packages get voter approval, and a perfect example is in Little Rock: Bank of the Ozarks Inc. read more >

The law that just keeps on giving, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act, created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to draft and implement regulations on banks. read more >

After three years, the Securities & Exchange Commission is finally following through on one of the Dodd-Frank law’s more controversial requirements: It has proposed that public companies disclose how the pay of their CEOs compares to that of their workers. read more >

The proxy access rule, a federal regulation established after the 2008 financial crisis, improved shareholder value before a federal appeals court struck it down, according to a study by Joanna T. Campbell, a management professor at the University of Arkansas, and her colleagues. read more >

The financial crisis of 2008 continues to reverberate throughout boardrooms nationwide as measures to encourage management accountability are implemented. read more >