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.