Financial regulations

Before the rule was issued, banks and money transfer companies acknowledged that better disclosures and other steps were necessary in light of higher costs for international money transfers.

The agency wants to change underwriting requirements in the regulation that lenders say will put them out of business, and give companies a break on the compliance deadline.

Consumer Financial Protection Agency Acting Director Mick Mulvaney is winding down some of the efforts his predecessor worked hardest on: enforcement of payday and fair lending rules and the Military Lending Act. Reporter Kate Berry shares the latest. 

Organizers plan to raise $25 million to $35 million in initial capital to focus on small and midsize businesses in northern Virginia.

Credit unions won't have to comply with the controversial rule until at least 2020, but a forthcoming proposal on alternative capital could raise the ire of banking groups.

The retiring chairman of the House Financial Services Committee defends his often uncompromising pursuit of rolling back post-crisis regulations.

Trade groups say the National Credit Union Administration hasn't adequately explained how it plans to reduce its budget at the same time it asks Congress for increased oversight powers.

Many bankers say the agency needs to rethink its definition of brokered deposits and how it sets interest rate caps.

Federal regulators have issued answers to frequently asked questions on appraisal regulations.

The Senate Banking Committee's latest hearing offers some clues.