Financial regulations

Wells Fargo explains to the "girls" that there really is no gender bias, but that guy is retiring, OK? Rana Yared is one of Goldman Sachs' 18 new female partners. And Mary Meeker sets a huge target for the venture capital firm she'll create to invest in tech startups.

The agency’s flawed methodology for determining interest rate caps on certain accounts poses risks for banks offering free, low-deposit checking and the financial system more broadly.

As he weighs a possible presidential bid, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, touched on a likely campaign theme Tuesday, saying both political parties have done a poor job dealing with rural concerns.

The banking agencies have proposed weakening several liquidity, capital and stress test requirements without considering the cumulative effect of the many changes being undertaken.

Regulators typically write rules before applying them. But the CFPB is attempting the reverse.

The Nashville, Tenn., company had opposed a request by Gaylon Lawrence to boost his ownership to 15%.

Despite deep political divisions across the country, the National Credit Union Administration board has shown Republicans and Democrats can still work together effectively.

The head of the Consumer Bankers Association lays out four industry priorities for the regulatory push to overhaul the Community Reinvestment Act.

Reversing a previous order, the Texas judge granted part of the bureau's request to stay the effective date and allow time for the agency to work on changes to the rule.

The bank says a calculation error led it to deny help to distressed homeowners; a former U.S. deputy attorney general will help with in the 1MDB fraud scandal.

The presumptive chair of the House Financial Services Committee will likely take the panel in a sharply new direction and have a new bully pulpit to criticize the Trump administration.

Bank discloses the possible repercussions from its alleged involvement in Malaysian fraud; are banks too blase about “systemic riskiness”?

Payday lenders scored a victory when the bureau committed to proposing changes next year, but they expressed disappointment that the revamp will not address a key payment-processing provision.

While there are ways to improve the Community Reinvestment Act for the modern era, steps must be taken to ensure the law is not weakened in the process.

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.