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The GAO studied executive compensation on request from Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank crisis in 2023.

Banks are analyzing their regulatory exposure through the lens of "red state" versus "blue state" requirements — a consideration that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.

When a house is lost, so is much of the collateral on the mortgage. Here's how both lenders and homeowners can bounce back.

The former Georgia senator and entrepreneur, who promised to combat red tape and fraud in her confirmation hearing, takes office following a 52-45 vote.

Up from $26 million in 2023, Jane Fraser's compensation last year saw the largest increase so far among heads of big U.S. banks.

Federal agencies need to speak with one voice when it comes to allowing legitimate crypto businesses full access to financial services.

A federal district court in Texas has stayed an injunction that had prevented enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and its reporting requirement.

The executive appointments at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau top the list of noteworthy moves by President Donald Trump to hit banks in recent days.

President Donald Trump's new executive order could have dramatic implications for bank regulation by subjecting agencies to White House political control.

The $35 billion transaction has faced pushback from critics on antitrust grounds since it was announced a year ago. The vote today puts the deal one step closer to closing.

The amended language in the bank's terms and conditions will halt payments to social media sellers. It comes as banks on the P2P app face increased political pressure to step in and stop payments to scammers on the platform. 

The company sells capital markets technology to small banks that have growing international processing needs, betting the lack of client overlap prevents a big bank/small bank competition.

The Federal Reserve's top regulator said banks drop customers they see as too risky, and anti-money-laundering actions are "just straight-up-the-middle risk management and banking."

The IRS would give a temporary detail to provide software engineering expertise to a special advisor to the director at the Office of Personnel Management.

At a trial that starts this week in Manhattan, federal prosecutors will seek to prove that Charlie Javice, the founder of college financial-planning startup Frank, and chief growth officer Olivier Amar committed fraud to get JPMorgan Chase & Co. to go through with the 2021 transaction.

Banking regulation doesn't need to mimic the hyper-partisan nature of today's politics. A balanced FDIC board would confer legitimacy on any efforts by the Trump administration to overhaul financial-services regulation.

The Trump administration has installed Jeffrey Clark at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Clark, a former environmental lawyer in the Justice Department in the first Trump administration, was indicted as part of the president's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Mike Goosay, Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income at Principal Asset Management, breaks down the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Chair Powell's press conference and the SEP.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said reserve banks will no longer factor "reputational risk" into master account decisions. The crypto industry is encouraged by the commitment, but says more changes are needed.

Provident Bank announces its new chief lending officer; the SEC's acting chairman asks a federal court to delay scheduling cases involving a rule on climate-related disclosure; the merger deadline for Capital One Financial's proposed acquisition of Discover Financial Services is extended; and more in this week's banking news roundup.