Steven Sloan

The Federal Reserve Board finalized a rule on Tuesday that is designed to protect consumers from credit card fees and interest rates that jump suddenly.

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission announced more witnesses who will appear during its first public hearing later this week.

Determining that Barnes Banking Co. of Kaysville, Utah, is "critically undercapitalized," the Federal Reserve Board said Monday that the company should issue new shares or sell itself to another depository institution by Friday.

Bank of America Corp.'s chief executive, Brian Moynihan, is making the rounds in Washington to meet with top regulators and policymakers.

A recently finalized rule from the Federal Housing Finance Agency will likely translate into new members for the Federal Home Loan banks, but is not expected to contribute greatly to the system's bottom line.

In letters commenting on the Fed's proposed compensation guidance, community bankers argue they did not pay the exorbitant bonuses that have fueled widespread anger at Wall Street and do not have the resources to review their pay programs as thoroughly as the central bank would like.

In its first public hearing, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission is to question several of the industry's top executives next month on their roles during the market turmoil, it said on Wednesday.

As Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac enter another year under government conservatorship, their regulator clamped down on executive compensation Thursday.

On the same day that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced multi-million dollar compensation packages for its chief executives, the Treasury Department expanded federal support of the government-sponsored enterprises.

On the same day that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced multi-million dollar compensation packages for its chief executives, the Treasury Department expanded federal support of the government-sponsored enterprises.

As Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac enter another year under government conservatorship, their regulator clamped down on executive compensation Thursday.

Observers say that, while politically expedient, the decision by the Obama administration and congressional leaders to exclude Fannie and Freddie from their reform efforts could prove to be a bad call in the long run.

Despite continuing foreclosures, problems in the commercial real estate sector and persistently high unemployment, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner expressed a clear confidence late Tuesday that there will not be a "second wave" of the financial crisis.

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Committee said Tuesday that it will hold its first public hearing during two days in January.

A panel convened by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is considering limiting the scope of securities that can be involved in tri-party repurchase agreements and creating an "industry-sponsored entity" that could cover losses related to the transactions.

Financial institutions with assets of less than $39 million will not have to collect data next year under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the Federal Reserve Board said Tuesday.

Lenders will be required to notify borrowers when their loans are made on terms that are less favorable than those offered other borrowers under rules completed Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Trade Commission.

Barney Frank's patience is tested at covered bonds hearing; Jim Bunning unimpressed by Time's "Person of the Year" pick; and more.

An already rocky confirmation process for Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke could become even more complicated if the full Senate does not approve his nomination to another term by Jan. 31, when his current term ends.

An already rocky confirmation process for Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke could become even more complicated if the full Senate does not approve his nomination to another term by Jan. 31, when his current term ends.