Joe Adler

Under the plan, large banks would have to hold additional capital if they purchase another bank's "loss-absorbing" debt that is used to contain fallout from a collapse.

Finding a leader who has all the key attributes — and actually wants the job — may prove challenging, but here are some intriguing possibilities.

Tim Sloan couldn't hang on any longer. Here are insights about why he left now, what role policymakers played in the decision and will continue to have in the company's future, and who in the world would want to lead Wells Fargo.

The head of the agency said she wants FDIC staff to be proactive with banks that show visible problems, but not “focus more on seeking out dirt than on whether the home is clean.”

Some have suggested the BB&T-SunTrust deal could spur similar ones, but prolonged M&A growth is hardly a sure thing in this political environment.

These heads of regulatory agencies and key members of Congress will determine the course of banking rules in the new year.

From anti-money-laundering reform to pot banking, there are deals to be had on financial services legislation. The question is whether anyone wants to make them.

The Massachusetts senator and critic of Trump administration policies sent the new CFPB director an expansive list of to-do items for her first month on the job.

Fabrice Coles, who was the CBC's executive director, will work on consumer and fintech policy issues at the Bank Policy Institute.

The agency rolled out nearly a dozen policy changes, proposals and requests for comment, including an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on brokered funding.

Readers sound off on fintechs entering the student loan market, the FDIC’s brokered deposit rules and a heated debate over the new CFPB leader.

The regulatory agencies are the last word on an exemption from the proprietary trading ban, and there are no signs they will expand it beyond small institutions.

Banks earned $62 billion in the third quarter thanks to tax reform and higher asset yields, while the Deposit Insurance Fund crossed a statutory threshold.

The already long list of potential challengers to President Trump in 2020 includes policymakers with a deep record on banking issues and those whose financial services views are a relative mystery.

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., crafted a moderate message and will head to the Senate after having backed legislation providing banks with regulatory relief.

Several Senate, House and gubernatorial battles are of interest to financial firms. Here is a spotlight on specific contests, with updates as they become available.

The battle gaining the most attention Tuesday night will be which party controls the House next year. But other key races will help determine the makeup of the Senate Banking Committee.

Jelena McWilliams has signaled a thaw in the agency’s approach to industrial loan companies, but she said tech firms and other nonbanks seeking charters should face the same level of regulatory scrutiny as more traditional banks.

Questions surrounding Eric Blankenstein, a senior CFPB official whose racially charged writings from over a decade ago have led to calls for his resignation, have been referred to the agency's watchdog.

The uproar over the incendiary writings of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official have led to calls for his removal, but the agency’s interim chief says he won’t “let any outside group dictate who works here.”