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Marty Gruenberg, the No. 2 at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is expected to be nominated shortly as the agency's chairman, according to several sources.

Making a rare foray into the commercial mortgage-backed securitization market, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has packaged and sold off a pool of securities backed by nearly $400 million in loans from failed banks.

A new insurance product may signal the market's belief that federal banking regulators' new powers to seize a large nonbank financial company will one day be used.

A new insurance product may signal the market's belief that federal banking regulators' new powers to seize a large nonbank financial company will one day be used.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. engaged in an activity usually reserved for Civil War buffs, painting an alternate history detailing how it might have handled the collapse of Lehman Brothers if its new powers had been in place.

Sheila Bair's high ranking on a Forbes list takes a dip; acting OCC comptroller likens rules related to the Dodd-Frank Act to multiple prescribed medications; and more.

WASHINGTON — Bankers are divided over a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plan to train bank employees on insurance limits and require tellers to question depositors about their accounts.

Bankers are divided over a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plan to train bank employees on insurance limits and require tellers to question depositors about their accounts.

The lawsuit, brought by the firm McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, was one of multiple involving whether bank officers and directors can remove records from failing institutions to help their lawyers build a defense against potential FDIC claims.

WASHINGTON — Under pressure from Congress, federal regulators issued proposals Tuesday that would exempt corporate end users of derivatives from new margin requirements but force them to maintain sufficient capital in case of future losses.

WASHINGTON — Following the extended failure wave and deficit in federal reserves, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. sounded decidedly more hopeful Tuesday about its future.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday estimated failure costs over the five-year period from 2010 through 2014 are expected to total $45 billion, a $7 billion decrease from the agency's projection in October.

While a slowdown in failures is consistent with an improving economy, and the FDIC says 2010 was a peak year for the recent crisis, many say there are still plenty of failures ahead.

The OCC closed the $187 million-asset Western Springs National Bank and Trust in Illinois Later, state regulators closed the $145 million-asset Nevada Commerce Bank.

The OCC closed the $187 million-asset Western Springs National Bank and Trust in Illinois Later, state regulators closed the $145 million-asset Nevada Commerce Bank.

Community bankers have successfully convinced the FDIC to accept enhanced disclosures as an appropriate method to treat customers that often incur overdraft fees.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is expected Tuesday to propose new capital requirements for certain swap participants, as well as guidelines for adjusting the premiums of large banks.

Left unchanged for two decades, the definition of brokered deposits is about to receive an update — one that could significantly alter the regulatory landscape for many small banks.

Charlie Sheen is the new director of the CFPB - April Fool's; banking lawyer plays script consultant for financial crisis-based film; former Freddie Mac attorney joins MBA; and more.

Although regulators proposed new standards Tuesday for firms to plan their own wind-downs, they made clear that the guidelines — and companies' initial compliance with them — are meant to be just the start of crisis planning.