Ian McKendry

The unexpected withdrawal of the administration's pick to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. triggered new uncertainty.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen on Wednesday defended policies related to commercial banks in the face of GOP criticism while also pinpointing areas where the Fed is open to regulatory easing.

The Trump administration's choice to become chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has asked the White House to withdraw his nomination.

Despite assurances that the Department of Justice crackdown on banks' third-party relationships is ceasing, lawmakers say it is still having an impact.

With the ink barely dry on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final arbitration rule, defenders and critics of the rule were already girding for a congressional fight over its ultimate fate.

With the ink barely dry on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final arbitration rule, defenders and critics of the rule were already girding for a congressional fight over its ultimate fate.

A judge has approved the inclusion of new payday lenders in a case seeking relief from the effects of Operation Choke Point, and denied defendants' motion for summary judgment against Advance America.

Mark Van Der Weide will become the Federal Reserve Board's general counsel later this summer, succeeding Scott Alvarez.

Both parties appear interested in a deal on housing finance reform, but tough fights are ahead.

The bill would help financial institutions with customer due diligence and identifying corporate beneficial ownership of business customers.

The Senate is set to begin teeing up housing finance reform discussions at a Banking Committee hearing on Thursday, but many are skeptical that Congress will be able to succeed where it has failed in the past.

In his short time in office, acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika has already taken public digs at two other banking agencies and signaled he isn't going to play it safe.

President Trump plans to tap nominees to head the independent financial regulators that will be more willing to listen to industry than past heads, a senior White House official said Thursday.

Federal regulators supported several changes the banking industry has been seeking in an appearance before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, acknowledging the need to limit the Volcker Rule and better define systemically important banks.

House Democrats are ultimately hoping that the Deutsche investigation will provide more information about President Trump’s business dealings with Russia.

Housing finance reform discussions are heating up and there's a growing sense that legislation can be enacted sooner rather than later. Here's why.

Though James Clinger has been a top aide to House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, observers said the FDIC chair nominee's views may differ.

CFPB Director Richard Cordray took issue with a House Republican report that said he lied about his agency's role in investigating the Wells Fargo phony-accounts scandal.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo sounded optimistic Thursday about reaching a bipartisan deal for regulatory relief, but a hearing once again emphasized the gulf between what lawmakers are likely to pass and what the industry is seeking.

Thirty-eight House Democrats sent a letter to President Trump voicing their concern that Wall Street insiders will be appointed to top spots at the Federal Reserve Board.