Joe Adler

The federal bank regulators announced asset-size thresholds Tuesday for small institutions to qualify for easier Community Reinvestment Act exams.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced three shared-equity deals Tuesday for a total of $620 million in failed-bank assets.

It was another busy — and costly — night for regulators in the Southeast. Of the nation's six failures Friday — bringing the year's total to 157 — three were in Georgia and one was in Florida, continuing the onslaught the two states have suffered in the crisis.

It was another busy — and costly — night for regulators in the Southeast. Of the nation's six failures Friday — bringing the year's total to 157 — three were in Georgia and one was in Florida, continuing the onslaught the two states have suffered in the crisis.

Not content to just vote against Joseph's Smith's nomination as FHFA head, Sen. Richard Shelby lodges "lapdog" accusation; CFPB gets tech leadership; FDIC shuffles key officials; and more.

The Fed's proposal to restrict interchange fees on debit cards came out much tougher than expected on Thursday, causing one industry representative to dub it "horrendous" policy ...

The Federal Reserve Board is considering a 12-cent fee cap on interchange fees for debit transactions as part of new regulations to rein in merchant costs of processing payments.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced Wednesday that a senior official in its bank-failure division will lead a new section on systemically important financial firms.

Under a rule released Wednesday, regulators will give incentives for banks to help revive foreclosure-ravaged areas.

WASHINGTON — Amid asset-bubble concerns in the agricultural industry, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. urged institutions Tuesday to establish prudent risk management when it comes to farm lending.

On the same day it proposed new capital requirements for all institutions, the FDIC's board of directors approved a 2011 agency budget of $3.96 billion, a 0.7% drop from the previous year.

If Mitchell Glassman visited your town sometime in the past 35 years, it probably wasn't for a good reason. The FDIC veteran has been involved in nearly 1,000 takeovers.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced Wednesday it has scheduled a Dec. 14 board meeting to discuss its target for the Deposit Insurance Fund, two items related to Basel capital standards and the agency's 2011 operating budget.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will hold a pair of telephone seminars with bankers Dec. 14 and 16 about required coverage for noninterest transaction accounts.

The Federal Reserve Board is now leading an examination of put-back risk at the largest banks, asking institutions to include their exposure to repurchases in reports to the central bank about their capital strength.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said the crisis stemmed in large part from "disengaged" and shortsighted executives whose activities "sowed the seeds" of their institutions' failures.

Four years after it began charging risk-based premiums, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is set to revamp them again for the largest institutions.

Despite ardent opposition from community banks, the FDIC on Wednesday followed through on a new set of guidelines aimed at curbing abuse of automated overdraft programs.

Despite ardent opposition from community banks, the FDIC on Wednesday followed through on a new set of guidelines aimed at curbing abuse of automated overdraft programs.

A pullback in reserves helped drive another solid profit for banks and thrifts last quarter, but the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s assessment of the industry's health Tuesday was tempered by mortgage fallout concerns.