Lalita Clozel

A cybersecurity panel at the Women in Finance and Technology Symposium Thursday explored ways to enhance communication and collaboration between different branches of government working to strengthen the nation's cyberdefenses.

Members of a House Energy subcommittee had many basic questions for technologists, entrepreneurs and legal experts testifying at a hearing on digital currency Wednesday.

Members of a House Energy subcommittee had many basic questions for technologists, entrepreneurs and legal experts testifying at a hearing on digital currency.

Members of a House Energy subcommittee had many basic questions for technologists, entrepreneurs and legal experts testifying at a hearing on digital currency Wednesday.

The FDIC allegedly rigged exam reports, selectively leaked information to a competitor and hampered a firm's acquisition plans in order to force banks from offering refund anticipation loans.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. approved a final rule Tuesday that will reconfigure bank assessments once federal reserves reach a statutory threshold.

Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry's unexpected announcement this week that his agency may craft new guidelines to deal with de-risking is generating concerns from bankers instead of putting them at ease.

Startups, including one in the virtual currency field, have approached the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency about applying for banking charters, the agency's chief counsel said Thursday.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is collecting data on the decision-making process of banks that detach themselves from certain business sectors or geographical regions to limit potential heightened scrutiny from regulators, a process often called "de-risking."

While regulators and law enforcement agencies are beginning to strike a more conciliatory tone with respect to digital currency, industry players complain the technology is still being stifled by its pariah status.