Joe Adler

Federal bank regulators will gather feedback on regulatory relief ideas at a public meeting on Feb. 4 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, the agencies said Wednesday.

Regardless of the outcome, MetLife's decision to fight the Financial Stability Oversight Council's ruling that the insurer is "systemically important" will have serious implications for the council's ability to rein in nonbanks.

After National Credit Union Administration Chairman Debbie Matz revealed the agency is mulling new encryption standards, a trade association says the regulator should focus on its own steps to "better protect" member "data in its care."

After National Credit Union Administration Chairman Debbie Matz revealed the agency is mulling new encryption standards, a trade association says the regulator should focus on its own steps to "better protect" member "data in its care."

Banks' post-crisis flight to caution has drawn comparisons to low-risk public utilities, but some institutions are seeing opportunities to take new risks again under the watch of new regulation.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is keeping up the drumbeat on the importance of managing interest rate risk.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Wednesday offered additional guidance to firms drafting resolution plans, this time focusing on strategies for cleaning up large subsidiaries.

Federal regulators issued a rule Tuesday to bring U.S. capital and liquidity rules in line with a policy taking effect as early as Jan. 1 on international resolution procedures.

The blatant mischaracterization of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. communications in a House Oversight Committee report undercuts the aim of the investigation into regulatory scrutiny of bank-payday lending relationships.

WASHINGTON — Congress passed legislation late Thursday that will expand community bank access to the debt markets in order to finance acquisitions.

At a roundtable with federal and state regulators in Los Angeles this week, bankers offered some fresh ideas about possible regulatory relief. Here is a sampling.

The comptroller of the currency said regulators will act before the end of a mandated review of potentially outdated rules "when a solid case has been made for reform."

Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker discusses why he distrusts a government-run system for unwinding banks, how community banks could thrive in the future, and why policymakers should consider better distinguishing between the biggest institutions and mid-size firms.

Although regulators say the bank's resolution plan still has "specific shortcomings," Wells Fargo appears closer than other banks in fulfilling the Dodd-Frank requirement.

WASHINGTON — Payment operators should prioritize consumer protection as bad actors access networks like the automated clearing house and the industry tries to increase transaction speeds, a key regulator said Thursday.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray highlighted the role of banks and other payment system operators to ensure proper treatment of customers using transaction networks.

WASHINGTON — The top Republican and Democratic spots on the House Financial Services Committee will remain unchanged in the new Congress.

The top Republican and Democratic spots on the House Financial Services Committee will remain unchanged in the new Congress.

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley will testify before a Senate panel next week on questions about whether the bank is too cozy with the industry.

The more than $4 billion in fines over alleged price manipulation may seem small, but the allegations give regulators more reason to crack down on management and raise the prospect of criminal action against the banks.