Financial regulations

The banking industry has been raising alarms about the growth of a few credit unions, but the critiques ignore the vast size differences between the two sectors and the tremendous growth banks have seen since the crisis.

Although it’s required to by law, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has not had an independent director with state bank supervisory experience since 2012. It’s time for that to change.

The Federal Reserve had ordered improvements in compliance, board oversight, risk management, capital planning and liquidity risk management that spanned multiple subsidiaries.

The veteran banking attorney, who also worked at the FDIC and OCC, passed away Tuesday following a battle with cancer.

The Trump administration has argued that the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, issued in 2015, was too prescriptive.

Readers opine on prospects for the midterm elections, respond to Facebook's forays into collecting bank data, weigh in on new overdraft legislation and more.

The central bank’s dividend waiver rule has severely limited the formation of mutual holding companies.

The company says several banks and credit card issuers are interested in data sharing; rates may go even higher when corporate borrowers need to refinance.

But data privacy is likely to deter banks from partnering with the social media company; the online listings company wants to "reshape" the market.

Consumers are back to their old spending and saving habits; Trump administration is encouraging financial innovation; how the financial crisis shaped today's politics; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Readers react to Wells Fargo's latest penalty, weigh in on the Vatican's criticism of credit default swaps and opine on the long tail of the financial crisis.

The regulator’s move comes as Congress is considering legislation that would offer credit unions an even lengthier delay.

A task force created by the American Bankers Association asserts that applying for a bank charter is too time-consuming and that some de novo rules are too rigid.

The nomination of Kathy Kraninger as CFPB director has sparked fights in Congress. Meanwhile, the agency has taken several notable enforcement actions. American Banker reporter Kate Berry explains what these developments mean for the CFPB’s future.

JetStream FCU’s Jeanne Kucey says her greatest goal as NAFCU board chair is regulatory relief for credit unions, and she'll do whatever she can to achieve that in the year ahead.

The D.C. movers and shakers at the center of the financial crisis — and the government’s response — have all moved on to new positions. Here's a look at what they did afterward.

As a House staffer, Dino Falaschetti tried to repeal Treasury’s Office of Financial Research. He should not be put in charge of it.

Its noninterest expense rose 17% from a year earlier, in part because of costs stemming from its recent overdraft protection settlement with federal regulators.

The retailer is ending its nearly two-decade credit card relationship with Synchrony Financial; Mulvaney says the bureau will first negotiate, not sue, to settle disputes.

Several firms are touting tools to help financial institutions bank legal marijuana-related businesses, an industry expected to yield $10 billion in retail sales this year.