Kate Berry | May 01
National Mortgage Insurance is upending the traditional business model by underwriting every single loan it insures and promising not to ask lenders to pay claims on defaulted loans if the borrower had made 18 months of consecutive payments.
Brian Browdie | May 01
Regions Financial in Birmingham, Ala., is taking steps to conform its capital to evolving regulatory requirements.
Rob Blackwell | May 01
President Obama is expected to nominate Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., on Wednesday to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, according to sources, a move that is likely to spark a fierce confirmation battle.
Victoria Finkle | Apr 30
The debate over "too big to fail" has attracted unprecedented attention in the last few months from prominent lawmakers, regulators and pundits, but both Sen. Tim Johnson and Rep. Jeb Hensarling, two key players, remain on the sidelines.
Harry Terris | Apr 30
Median chief executive pay raises slowed from the year before but look healthy compared with stagnant revenues and languishing stock prices.
Katie Gillespie | Apr 30
In an effort to lift compliance burdens on small banks, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau revised its final rule on international money transfers.
Rachel Witkowski | Apr 30
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is recommending that policymakers implement a nationwide financial education program into grade school as well as standardized tests.
Rachel Witkowski | Apr 30
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau revised its final rule on international money transfers on Tuesday in an effort to lift the compliance burden on small banks.
Katie Gillespie | Apr 30
The debate over whether commercial firms should be allowed to own a bank may be renewed as Dodd-Frank's retailer bank ban is due to expire in July.
Victoria Finkle | Apr 30
Rep. Jeb Hensarling's political action committee hosted a fundraising event in February for numerous banking industry officials, ProPublica reported Tuesday.
Andy Peters | Apr 30
The SEC is still working on rules for compensation clawbacks, but some banks have adopted stricter policies in response to pressure from activist shareholders like the New York City comptroller's office.
Broc Romanek | Apr 30
The European trend to restrain CEO pay is gaining momentum in the U.S. It suggests the double-digit raises that American bank bosses have enjoyed the past few years may not last.
Joe Adler | Apr 30
Acting independently of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ordered $14 million in fines against two RBS subsidiaries, including restitution to over 300,000 customers.
Katie Gillespie | Apr 29
The Consumer Protection Bureau's final rule issued Friday is meant to explain how the agency would use its Civil Penalty Fund, which holds money collected as a result of fines against financial institutions.
Apr 29
A Treasury Department official urged the U.S. financial-services industry to help the government identify cybersecurity threats to limit "technology's potential for disruption and destruction."
