Financial regulations

The legislation faces a tougher path in the Senate where GOP leaders are reluctant to ease restrictions on what is still a banned narcotic.

The U.S. and Europe should continue to harmonize their banking rules, including for foreign banking operations, just as they did in the wake of the financial crisis.

Readers consider a Senate Banking Committee investigation into Facebook's use of consumer data, weigh the value of the CFPB's complaints database, debate legislation that would require big bank executives to testify before Congress annually and more.

Presidential candidates aren't talking much about banking now, but that's likely to change as the Democratic primary heats up.

The forces reshaping small-business lending are also leading to “a moment of reckoning” for small banks, says former SBA head Karen Mills.

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee says he wants answers from the Financial Stability Oversight Council on efforts to address corporate debt risks.

The credit union regulator’s proposal to raise the threshold for home-sale appraisals to $1 million could introduce more risk into the financial system, particularly if bank regulators follow suit.

State officials are looking into a sexual harassment complaint filed against Ronald Rubin, Florida's recently appointed top banking regulator.

Readers weigh in on Wells Fargo's latest efforts to mollify regulators, debate the value of a "mini CFPB" in California, consider proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act and more.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council first wanted to target individual nonbanks that are economically risky. Now it wants to target activities instead. Is that a good idea or a political ploy?