Regional banks are gaining ground ahead of a vote to roll back parts of Dodd-Frank

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Regional bank stocks are jumping ahead of a Senate vote on whether to roll back some important elements of the Dodd-Frank Act.

The rollback would expand the number of regional banks that won't be subject to stringent Dodd-Frank Regulation.

Watch the Spider S&P Regional Banking ETF trade in real time here.

Regional bank stocks are jumping hours ahead of a Senate vote on whether or not to roll back some key pieces to the Dodd-Frank Act, a post-financial crisis law that laid out protectionary measures against another crisis. Here's a look at the scoreboard:

Spider S&P Regional Banking ETF 1.22

PNC Bank 1.5 .

SunTrust Bank 1.8

Fifth Third Bank 3.6

BB&T 1.93

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