Law and regulation

PayOne's lawsuit against Home Depot over its use of PayPal's point of sale payments technology is not the first legal battle PayOne has pursued with an entity tied to PayPal — and, the company says, it may not be the last.

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., a senior member on the Senate Banking Committee, introduced two bills on Tuesday aimed at fixing technical errors in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act and requiring regulators to complete economic analysis when crafting any new rules.

The size of the largest financial institutions has made it difficult for the Justice Department to bring criminal charges, Attorney General Eric Holder said.

House and Senate lawmakers plan to introduce legislation that would allow more swaps trading to be conducted at banks that have federal insurance by repealing part of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Breaking up the nation's megabanks will not herald a new Golden Age where market discipline reigns supreme.

PayOne is filing a lawsuit against Home Depot, claiming Home Depot’s use of in-store checkout technology from PayPal infringes on PayOne patents.

Noting a series of “self-inflicted” issues that have hampered the company's performance, VeriFone CEO Doug Bergeron promised a series of overhauls at the payments technology provider, including a renewed focus on research and development and better management of the resources dedicated to creating country-specific configurations of its products.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve Board said Tuesday it would not adjust its cap on interchange fees, leaving it at 21-cents per transaction.

Sen. Richard Shelby introduced two bills on Tuesday aimed at fixing technical errors in the Dodd-Frank reform law and requiring regulators to complete rigorous economic analysis when crafting new rules.

FHFA Director Ed DeMarco is planning to create a joint securitization platform by Fannie and Freddie, a significant step toward winding down the mortgage giants. We offer frequently asked questions on what it means for the industry and the future of housing finance reform.

Political support for ending "too big to fail" is growing, several prominent observers — including Sen. Sherrod Brown and former FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair — said at an event on Tuesday.

Rep. Maxine Waters, the senior Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, said she and her colleagues are asking for a quicker pace of work to implement diversity provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.

The U.K.'s Financial Services Authority says it could have responded better to evidence that banks had manipulated the London Interbank Offered Rate.

Rep. Maxine Waters, the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, said she and some colleagues are frustrated with the pace of work to implement diversity provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency's Edward DeMarco is pushing a plan merge some Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac operations as Congress and the Obama administration continue to punt on housing reform.

Ray Grace, the acting banking commissioner of North Carolina, used humor to deflect some tough questions aimed at regulators about limits on bank startups.

Criminal indictments of bank employees indicate a failure in the institution's governance, risk and compliance policies. Boards must take the time to improve their risk management systems.

FHFA Acting Director Edward DeMarco said that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would merge some of their existing operations in order to build a new securitization platform.

Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac will create a common platform for issuing mortgage-backed securities as they wind down operations and plan for a future in which the two companies no longer exist, their regulator said today.

Regulators have uncovered "surprising deficiencies" in anti-money laundering compliance at some of the nation's largest banks, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry said Monday.