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The Fed said Wednesday that the system paid roughly $80.2 billion to the Treasury in 2017, a 13% drop from a year earlier because of an increase in interest payments to member banks for reserve balances.

Despite concerns from Democrats about the bank regulatory views of Federal Reserve Board officials who will lead the central bank going forward, the current Fed chair said she is not worried.

Marvin Goodfriend, a noted economist and former Richmond Fed official, was tapped to fill one of three vacancies on the Fed board.

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said interest on bank reserves should remain the central bank’s primary monetary policy tool.

William Dudley is leaving before his term is up; esoteric bank security pays off big.

Many industry observers believe Federal Reserve Board Janet Yellen will retire from the central bank once her term as chair expires in February. But there are reasons she might stay.

Fed Gov. Jerome Powell, who was first nominated to the central bank by former President Obama, is widely seen as a continuity choice.

Rule that would have made it easier for banks to be sued is repealed; a survey says the technology isn’t a priority for bank CIOs.

Quarterly earnings at big five banks could have been worse; Chase to buy WePay, which helps online marketplaces and crowdfunding websites process payments.

The president of the St. Louis Fed said that regulators should go back to the pre-Dodd Frank framework for small banks, while warning about changes to the system as fintechs expand their presence.

Randal Quarles was confirmed 65-32 as a Fed governor, and by voice vote as the vice chairman of banking supervision.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wells Fargo’s treatment of customers was “egregious and unacceptable," hinting that more regulatory action was likely.

Company is third fintech firm in the past few months to seek its own bank charter; vice chair’s departure gives Trump four vacancies to fill on the Federal Reserve Board.

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said he will resign from the Board of Governors on or about Oct. 13.

Fed chair says post-crisis financial reforms have strengthened the banking system and the economy; consumers again comfortable borrowing against their home equity.

House Republicans are ramping up their criticism of the Fed for making interest payments to member banks on excess reserves, and may have identified a way to counter claims that the payments are critical to monetary policy.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen called the Treasury's report a "complicated document" that shared many of the central bank's objectives, including reducing regulatory burden without sacrificing safety and soundness.

In an extensive interview, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker talks about the challenges facing community banks, the biggest threat to the financial system and the possibility of interest rate hikes later this year.

Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker resigned Tuesday after revealing that he inadvertently disclosed confidential information about monetary policy to an analyst in 2012.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen cast doubt on the administration’s call for a reinstatement of a Depression-era barrier between commercial and investment banking activities.