Law and regulation

In an attempt to show it went all out to help struggling homeowners, the embattled mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial provided an unusual level of detail about foreclosures it says regulators have deemed "inappropriate."

The announcement comes following the signing of a bill legalizing prize-linked savings programs at financial institutions.

Applications for the regulator's consulting services are due May 31.

The JPMorgan Chase CEO was in rare form at the Milken Institute conference, speaking without a filter on a range of controversial topics.

The landmark ruling remands the city of Miami's 2013 suit against Wells Fargo and Bank of America to the lower court.

Wells Fargo Bank has dramatically increased its borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, more than doubling the San Francisco institution's level of advances.

Allyson Morrow named presiding officer, Jim Minge appointed by Texas governor.

President Trump is locked in a political game of chicken with Richard Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Readers sound off an attempt to block prepaid regulations, threats to consumer privacy, FSOC’s political bent, the proper use for SARs, and more.

The regulator also provided updates on investment performance, expenses, CAMEL codes and more.

Prepaid card users have waited a long time for the basic protections that debit card customers take for granted. Congress should not throw them under the bus.

Lawmakers from both political parties are increasingly interested in forcing lenders that offer loans to upgrade home heating and cooling systems to issue better disclosures, a prospect that has some in the industry nervous.

President Donald Trump plans to nominate Randal Quarles, a senior Treasury official in the Bush administration, to be the Federal Reserve's top banking regulator, according to a person familiar with the selection process.

The 110-page document offers plenty of new details about what went wrong at the megabank but may leave many wanting a truly independent investigation.

The 110-page document offers plenty of new details about what went wrong at the megabank but may leave shareholders wanting a truly independent investigation.

President Trump has been in office for nearly 12 weeks, but he still hasn’t nominated several critical positions among financial services regulators. Following is a guide to what’s vacant now, and when other posts will be available.

President Trump has been in office for nearly 12 weeks, but he still hasn’t nominated several critical positions among financial services regulators. Following is a guide to what’s vacant now, and when other posts will be available.

Elevate Credit in Fort Worth, Texas, debuted Thursday at half the price the company had been targeting. Investors may have been spooked by the possibility of rising losses.

The bill from three GOP senators would require Truth in Lending Act disclosures for so-called Property Assessed Clean Energy loans, which are currently exempt from the law.

Digital lenders have been partnering with banks to get around state-by-state usury caps, but that approach is facing tougher scrutiny.