Financial regulations

In a letter responding to a request for clairty from the Wisconsin Credit Union League, the federal regulator expanded its preemption to include state-chartered, federally insured CUs.

The Renton, Wash., company, which has acquired or opened nine branches since 2015, has filed a shelf registration to raise the funds through the sale of various securities.

Neither the central bank’s gradual raising of interest rates, nor its modest changes to capital rules are likely to meaningfully increase risk to the financial system.

Rebeca Romero Rainey, who has been on the job for less than a week, has already slammed postal banking and pressed for more regulatory relief. In a Q&A, she discusses her plans to foster innovation, tackle succession issues and encourage more banks to stay independent.

Several tough critics of the financial industry are said to be on the shortlist to replace New York's attorney general.

Financial institutions can begin to reduce the number of rogue employees and put a stop to bad behavior.

Although there's often a tension between regulation and innovation, the sandbox concept can help startups, regulators and incumbent banks better navigate experimental financial technologies.

The fintech wants to facilitate loans for elective surgeries, auto repairs and jewelry purchases, but regulatory uncertainty — at the state and federal levels — casts a cloud over its business model.

Dollar Bank has applied to form a mutual holding company as it nears a key regulatory threshold.

Early polling shows that the Massachusetts senator is a strong contender for the White House, setting her up to shape the debate on financial services even if she doesn’t run.

Susan Zaunbrecher would replace Jelena McWilliams as chief legal officer upon the Senate's confirmation of McWilliams, the Cincinnati company said.

The CFPB finalized an amendment to its "know before you owe" mortgage disclosure rule that gives lenders more flexibility to adjust closing cost estimates and pass those increases on to borrowers.

Although there's often a tension between regulation and innovation, the sandbox concept can help startups, regulators and incumbent banks better navigate experimental financial technologies.

The Consumer Bankers Association on Wednesday asked lawmakers to rein in regulations that were meant to prevent robocalls but that the group says have inadvertently captured legitimate calls.

After FinCEN issued its final BSA rule, the NCUA plans to address requirements about ongoing customer due diligence.

Credit unions will know soon how much regulatory relief they might see from Congress and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The trades encouraged Congress to pass H.R. 5266, which would change the agency's governance to a five-member commission.

The Treasury Department's inspector general is seeking the identity of an Office of Financial Research employee who produced several YouTube videos that raised concerns about discrimination and diversity problems.

The information request is the 11th issued by the agency since acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney in January launched a review to examine the bureau's practices.

William Dudley, who will retire soon as New York Fed president, on banks' corporate culture, economic risks and what advice he would give his successor.