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The industry’s profit was $60.2 billion, a more than 7% increase from the previous record set in the first quarter and a 25% leap from a year earlier, the agency said in its quarterly report on the industry's health.

The regulation implements a recent legislative provision dealing with how banks comply with post-crisis liquidity requirements.

Although it’s required to by law, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has not had an independent director with state bank supervisory experience since 2012. It’s time for that to change.

The veteran banking attorney, who also worked at the FDIC and OCC, passed away Tuesday following a battle with cancer.

The companies had been unable to secure regulatory approval for the deal, which was announced a year ago.

Organizers of Piermont Bank said in their application with the FDIC that they want to raise $100 million and eventually operate in several urban coastal communities.

Tekalign Gedamu, who would chair Marathon International Bank, says that Zekarias Tamrat is bad-mouthing the de novo effort following his dismissal and a subsequent payment disagreement. Tamrat was slated to be the bank's president.

A new law exempts small lenders from expanded mortgage data reporting, but regulators are signaling that banks and credit unions no longer have to collect the data either.

Readers react to Wells Fargo's latest penalty, weigh in on the Vatican's criticism of credit default swaps and opine on the long tail of the financial crisis.

Zekarias Tamrat blamed the proposed Marathon International Bank's chairman and directors for delays in getting its application approved.

The proposal released in May to clarify how banks comply with the proprietary trading ban would “undermine a fundamental provision" of Dodd-Frank, lawmakers said.

A new law exempts small lenders from expanded mortgage data reporting, but regulators are signaling that banks no longer have to collect the data either.

The industry group wants the FDIC to reject an ILC request from student lender Nelnet and impose a two-year ban on future applications.

At least six groups are exploring opening new banks in the state, which is enjoying an economic recovery and has a dearth of local financial institutions.

With values on multifamily properties soaring, some building owners are using aggressive tactics to push out existing tenants to make room for higher-earning ones. That’s raising questions about whether their lenders are abetting this behavior.

Elizabeth Warren, Sheila Bair and other regulatory hawks at a D.C. event hailed the reforms enacted in the wake of the 2008 crisis.

As interest rates rise, banks need to watch how much they are paying on deposits to avoid exceeding rate caps designed to ensure liquidity.

The federal bank regulators are considering roughly a dozen new rulemakings in response to the bill rolling back certain sections of Dodd-Frank.

Good times end eventually. And it is inevitable that some new approach to banking will cause financial institutions to fall flat in a downturn.

Moxy Bank would focus on low- and moderate-income depositors in the nation's capital, while operating a lending platform in North Carolina.