Financial regulations

Banks now have until Nov. 21 to provide feedback on the FDIC's proposed rule on brokered deposits that could lead to higher costs for some insured depositories.

Banks are trying to get a grasp of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's financial data rights plan, from preparing for an influx of data requests from fintechs to meeting ongoing compliance.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion warning to debt collectors that they cannot rely only on information from a medical provider to collect a debt.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued guidance to ensure the Federal Home Loan banks are lending based on the credit worthiness of the member bank, not solely on the quality of the collateral.

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau increases scrutiny of earned wage access, cash-back fees and airline rewards, industry lobbyists are pushing back, while some groups cheer the move.

Four companies are fighting CFPB enforcement actions by claiming the agency cannot be funded by the Federal Reserve, which has not been profitable since 2022. The consumer bureau calls the new legal theory "meritless."

Economic downturns are inevitable, but regulatory overreaction to them shouldn't be. We need to rethink the way banks are allowed to recover from economic shocks.

Tanya Otsuka's confirmation gives the Democrats control of the National Credit Union Administration's board for the first time since 2016. Here's how that will impact its agenda.

News of the delisting, prompted by ongoing delays related to filing its 2022 annual report, triggered a selloff of the Philadelphia-based company's battered stock.

The new rule sets a nationwide standard for disclosing all "material" breaches within four days — much sooner than many state-level disclosure rules.

A scorecard from the sustainable finance advocate Ceres found that federal agencies overseeing the financial system have adopted measures to account for climate-related financial risks but have not yet issued enforceable regulations.

The days of taking shortcuts around regulation and lax fiscal discipline need to come to an end if the industry is going to reach its full potential.

In recent years, stress tests have not accounted for some very clear real-world risks. This must change immediately.

Fifty congressional Democrats urged regulators to propose "strong" climate disclosure regulations in finalized rules that are expected to be released in the coming weeks.

Amid the clamor over the agency's new beneficial ownership database, banks want FinCEN to withdraw the rule.

The National Credit Union Administration board voted Thursday to advance a proposed rule that would loosen existing regulations and allow credit unions to purchase member loans from fintechs.

The National Credit Union Administration has asked Congress to restore its authority over credit union service organizations and other vendors, but some in the industry say the regulator already has enough on its plate.

The rule, which is not due out until 2024, will promote competition among financial institutions and data aggregators, Consumer Financial Protection Director Rohit Chopra said at a fintech conference.