Joe Adler

Jesse Villarreal Jr., one of the top officials who served at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. during Sheila Bair's term as chairman, has joined Banco Santander as the head of its U.S. government relations team.

The FDIC's crisis-era guarantee of unsecured debt had a stabilizing effect, and unlike Treasury's capital infusions in banks the so-called TLGP skirted a lot of the bad publicity associated with the bailout. With its end approaching, some see the debt guarantee as a model for future crises.

A program unveiled by two federal agencies Tuesday will allow banks to provide more than just loans to aspiring small-business owners.

In inaugural meeting for directors Hoenig and Norton, agency's staff outlined further reductions in projected losses from bank failures.

For differing reasons, parties in at least two cases are seeking appeals courts to weigh in on so-called "business judgment" rules, which would have a significant effect on FDIC lawsuits against bankers at failed institutions.

Although the Government Accountability Office gave the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. its stamp of approval for 2010 and 2011 financial statements, the watchdog yet again said that the FDIC had overestimated the cost of certain of loss-sharing deals.

Thomas Hoenig and Jeremiah Norton were officially sworn in Monday as the two newest members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board of directors.

As Thomas Hoenig and Jeremiah Norton step into their new Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. roles on Monday, the dynamic for the agency's board could significantly shift.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s two newest board members are expected to begin work at the agency on Monday, an agency spokesman said.

Former Federal Reserve Board official Stephen H. Meyer has joined the Washington D.C. office of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.

After accusations by Rep. Ron Paul, the Fed IG investigated — and discounted — claims that the Fed was involved in the 1972 Watergate scandal or Iraqi arms purchases in the 1980s.

Any number of things about Ben Bernanke's job could potentially keep him up at night.

For all the angst about heightened regulation in the banking sector, financial policymakers are increasingly turning their attention to a different industry: cell phones.

Regulators closed Fidelity Bank in Dearborn, Mich., at a cost of about $93 million to the Deposit Insurance Fund.

Why did the Senate confirm Martin Gruenberg as a board member of the FDIC but not the agency's chairman? We seek to answer this and other questions, including how it will impact banks and the agency itself.

The Senate finally confirmed Martin Gruenberg and three others to serve on the FDIC board, but — in an rare omission — did not confirm Gruenberg to serve as chairman of the agency. Thomas Curry, however, was confirmed as Comptroller of the Currency.

Lawmakers grill CFPB chief on various aspects of bureau's work, but begin hearing with harsh review of how he was installed.

If TAG is allowed to expire at yearend, it could spur community banks looking for extra liquidity to turn back to FHLB advances, which are at their lowest point in a decade.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are giving banks more time to comment on proposed stress-testing requirements for depository institutions.

The Senate by a clear margin passed legislation Thursday making it easier for small banks to attract investors without having to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission.