Joe Adler

A bipartisan group of senators is calling on regulators to expand their proposed exemption from risk-retention rules mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.

With just over a month left before she leaves the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Chairman Sheila Bair spent one of her last Congressional hearings trying to convince skeptical Republicans that "too big to fail" has finally been eliminated.

On its face, the FDIC's report on bank earnings in the first quarter was nearly all good news: net income at precrisis levels combined with higher capital and fewer troubled loans. But there was a darker side to the Quarterly Banking Profile that signaled bank profits may not be sustainable.

The banking industry had its best quarter since the start of the financial crisis, earning $29 billion in the first three months of the year thanks to the continued drop in loan-loss provisions, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — Months after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. revamped its large-bank assessment system, banks are urging the agency to revisit new reporting requirements stemming from the plan.

Three failures late Friday, including a pair in Georgia, cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. an estimated $445 million.

Three failures late Friday, including a pair in Georgia, cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. an estimated $445 million.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney shows her support of Elizabeth Warren in writing; Warren and the ABA's Frank Keating share an Oklahoma connection; and more.

Federal bank regulators need to update their commercial real estate guidance to bring standards more in line with how examiners treat loans following the crisis, an oversight report said Thursday.

Pending mortgage-related regulations threaten to become a "tsunami" of burdens that could unintentionally harm an already fragile mortgage industry, Acting Comptroller of the Currency John Walsh said Thursday.

Although Senate leaders have confirmed they will allow a floor vote soon on delaying interchange fee restrictions, the timing, outcome and vehicle for suspending the proposed cap are still anyone's guesses.

For most of the past decade the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. had combined safety and soundness oversight in the same division with consumer compliance. But in the wake of the crisis and the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to draft rules for all banks, the agency split the functions into two distinct arms, launching the new Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection.

WASHINGTON — With federal and state officials still in talks with the top five mortgage servicers over lapses in the foreclosure process, lawmakers from both political parties introduced a bill Thursday that would establish national servicing standards.

The Mortgage Bankers Association is advocating a cautious approach to standard-setting while trying in a new survey to debunk what it says are misconceptions about servicing.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board unveiled new capital and margin requirements for retail futures and options in the foreign exchange market falling below a certain threshold.

"It has been a privilege and honor to serve as the head of this great agency during one of the most tumultuous times in the history of our nation's financial system," Bair wrote in a resignation letter to President Obama.

Former N.Y. State Banking head will chair global regulatory practice at a major accounting firm; OCC taps agency veteran for its senior deputy comptroller post; and more.

WASHINGTON — Premier American Bank in Miami picked up another failed institution Friday, assuming the operations of Coastal Bank in Cocoa Beach, Fla.

WASHINGTON — Premier American Bank in Miami picked up another failed institution Friday, assuming the operations of Coastal Bank in Cocoa Beach, Fla.

The National Credit Union Administration reiterated concerns about how a debit interchange proposal by the Federal Reserve Board could hurt small credit unions.