Law and regulation

Democratic presidential front runner Hillary Clinton last week became the latest presidential candidate to outline her views on Wall Street reform, taking an incremental approach that tried to strike a balance between pleasing the liberal base while not taking a radical stance on issues. Following is how her plan compares with her competitors, both Republican and Democrat.

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As if there were not enough unanswered questions about efforts to pass regulatory relief legislation, the sudden turmoil in the Republican House leadership this week adds another fresh layer of uncertainty.

Congressional Bancshares in Bethesda, Md., has received regulatory and shareholder approval to acquire American Bank in Rockville, Md.

Outside experts have been left wondering what kinds of controls firms that offer daily fantasy sports contests are putting in place to prevent them from becoming money laundering hubs — and how careful banks should be when doing business with them.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton’s first major speech on Wall Street reform Thursday is unlikely to persuade skeptics on the left that she is committed to going further than President Obama on the issue. Here’s why.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has appointed a new leader of its bank supervision arm, the bank announced Thursday.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned lenders Thursday to avoid marketing services agreements where payment for advertising is really just disguising kickbacks.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has a new Chief Information Officer.

Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's financial reform plan is far less ambitious than other Democrats' proposals but would still be a tough sell in a Republican-controlled Congress.

CPI Card Group Inc., which makes payment cards for lenders including Bank of America Corp. and American Express Co., cut the size of its initial public offering for a second time to $150 million and pared its share price amid choppy equity markets.

WASHINGTON — The House voted 303 to 121 on Wednesday to pass a bill that would delay enforcement of new mortgage disclosures that went into effect on Oct. 3.

Royal Bank of Canada has received approval from the Federal Reserve Board to buy City National in Los Angeles.

Credit card networks and issuers have done a poor job in explaining the implications of the just-passed Oct. 1 deadline for moving to EMV chip-and-PIN cards, leaving many small businesses confused, lawmakers said Wednesday during a hearing on Capitol Hill.

Banks say the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plan to ban arbitration clauses for individual claims will aid trial lawyers, while consumer advocates say the move is overdue and may not go far enough.

Traditional banks avoid the short-term-credit market because its customers demand a level of customer service that is inconsistent with current models of retail banking, the head of a payday lending group writes.

The U.S. version of an international liquidity rule may include additional factors that make it harder to accurately compare between banks or examine the same institution’s liquidity holdings over time, according to a paper issued Wednesday by the Office of Financial Research.

From "too big to fail" to Glass-Steagall, the two leaders of the postcrisis recovery hashed out the economic issues, while pitching Bernanke's new book.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton staunchly defended the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday in a letter urging House Democrats to stand by the agency’s single-director structure.