Law and regulation

The agency made good on a vow to make 2015 the "year of regulatory relief," causing headaches for the banking industry in areas such as field of membership and member business lending.

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The first state inquiry into marketplace lending is seeking information from a broad mix of companies, including consumer lenders, small-business lenders, and firms that are not primarily in the lending business.

WASHINGTON — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would be able to evaluate and use new credit scoring models under a bill introduced in the House that seeks to create more competition in the credit scoring industry.

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., reintroduced legislation Friday to strengthen the government’s ability to prosecute individuals who break anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules.

News that two suspected terrorists took out a loan with a prominent marketplace lender has fueled fears online lending is more susceptible to terrorist financing. Yet experts said that the criticism directed at the industry appears unfounded. Here's why.

The Treasury Annex building in Washington is slated to be renamed in honor of a bank that served emancipated slaves after the end of the Civil War.

The regulatory red lines of $10 billion and $50 billion affect banks well before they pass them, and add to the pressure to buy or sell, says FIG Partners analyst Chris Marinac.

California officials have opened a broad inquiry into the marketplace lending business, seeking data from industry participants that will be used to assess the effectiveness of the state's current regulatory regime.

A modern version of the Depression-era law would not only make banks safer, but it would also reduce compliance costs and erase the need for certain capital mandates.

Congress wouldn't intervene in a baseball manager's plan for his pitcher's strategy, which is prone to change. The same should be true for monetary policy decisions.

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House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling said Thursday that odds are slim for major banking reforms to be included in the budget deal now being crafted, but unveiled ambitious plans for the coming year.

Bank of America passed the Federal Reserve's annual stress test after resubmitting its capital plan and persuading regulators it improved internal controls and loss and revenue models.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, ranking member on the Banking Committee, pushed for a vote on six banking panel nominees on the Senate floor Wednesday, though the effort was ultimately defeated.

WASHINGTON — Banks have loosened underwriting standards for the third year in a row, reaching levels that are now similar to the 2005-7 period before the financial crisis, according to a report released Wednesday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

The House Financial Services Committee approved a data security bill Tuesday that would require all financial companies to have similar security protections and notification requirements as banks.

The window is rapidly closing for the inclusion of key banking measures in the budget package as lawmakers remain sharply divided over the bill.

Several CEOs hitting the magic age of 63 have chosen to sell their institutions, suggesting a dearth of younger executives waiting in the wings.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council is an enigmatic interagency body that has not provided enough rationale for designating certain insurance firms as a threat to the economy, the Republican leadership of the House Financial Services Committee said Tuesday.