FDIC Revives a Workout Tactic, $1.8B Bond Sale
March 14, 2010 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is dusting off yet another tactic originated during the savings and loan crisis for...

Three More Failures Bring Yearly Total to 30
March 12, 2010 The government closed state-chartered banks in New York, Florida and Louisiana late Friday to bring the year’s failure...

Washington People
March 12, 2010 Veteran banking lawyer/lobbyist Paul S. Quinn switches legal firms; Sen. Bob Corker's "bizarre" day; More CFPA-related funnies...

Three More Failures Bring Yearly Total to 30
March 12, 2010 The government closed state-chartered banks in New York, Florida and Louisiana late Friday to bring the year’s failure...

FDIC Extends Asset Safe Harbor
March 11, 2010 The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. extended its temporary protection for securitized assets from failed-bank seizures to...

Senate About-Face Puts Student Lending in Limbo
March 11, 2010 A bill to end private lenders' role in government guaranteed student lending — assumed to be on its way to quick...

Fed Gives Horizon Bank an Ultimatum
March 9, 2010 The Federal Reserve Board gave the $200 million-asset Horizon Bank a narrow time frame to raise capital or find a buyer.

Bair: Expand Reform to Nonbanks
March 8, 2010 Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said past regulatory policies helped encourage arbitrage by institutions,...

Guidelines Issued on Shell Accounts
March 7, 2010 Regulators issued joint guidelines that reminded banks to be vigilant in verifying the identity of customers that use shell...

Four Failures Bring 2010 Total to 26
March 7, 2010 Institutions in Florida, Illinois, Maryland and Utah failed Friday, bringing the year's total to 26. The failed banks held...