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In his short time in office, acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika has already taken public digs at two other banking agencies and signaled he isn't going to play it safe.

President Trump plans to tap nominees to head the independent financial regulators that will be more willing to listen to industry than past heads, a senior White House official said Thursday.

Federal regulators supported several changes the banking industry has been seeking in an appearance before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, acknowledging the need to limit the Volcker Rule and better define systemically important banks.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika is expected Thursday to offer detailed proposals to loosen regulatory restrictions on financial institutions of all sizes, including simplification of the Volcker Rule, streamlined processes for approving de novos and curbs on CFPB exam authority.

The new acting chief of one of Washington’s major banking regulators has agreed to stay away from issues involving dozens of former legal clients, including 14 banks that the agency oversees, according to his ethics agreement.

A GOP House Financial Services Committee report alleges that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray lied about the bureau's investigation into the Wells Fargo scandal.

President to name former One West lieutenant to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to head OCC; Wells plunges to number 100 from seventh in Barron's rankings of most respected public companies.

After months of speculation, former OneWest CEO Joseph Otting was finally named as the nominee for comptroller of the currency.

A controversial bank merger in Kansas City is likely to catch the eyes of credit union watchers as NCUA considers new rulemaking surrounding disclosures of incentives offered to board members and executives at merging CUs.

Former Inter-State Federal account holders believe they were shortchanged by the Missouri mutual's merger. A ruling in their favor could give depositors more power and could undermine what it means to be a mutual.