Treasury Department

The Trump administration’s examination of Dodd-Frank Act powers to allow regulators to seize and unwind a failing megabank is drawing criticism from supervisors at home and abroad.

The Trump administration must weigh risks to national security in its review of the $1.2 billion deal. Its decision will shed light on whether — given the president’s “America First” rhetoric — Chinese investment is still welcome in the U.S. financial services sector.

Consumer debt breaks the previous mark set back in 2008, but some are worried that people are returning to their profligate ways; Wells Fargo makes greater use of consumer surveys to fix its brand.

The fact that the Troubled Asset Relief Program made billions is of no help to the thousands of banks that suffered, and are still suffering, from the grossly unfair rollout.

There are barriers to possible efforts by acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika to act unilaterally to change the Volcker Rule.

FHFA Director Mel Watt warned Thursday that to prevent a potential draw on the Treasury Department by the government-sponsored enterprises, he is willing to act unilaterally to rebuild capital at Fannie and Freddie.

The agency sold nearly 10.3 million shares in First BanCorp in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for $57.7 million.

One Bank & Trust in Arkansas just sold itself to the Treasury, resolving a legal judgment and clearing the way for a resale to the private sector.

The Trump administration’s formal ouster of Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry has set in motion a sea change atop financial regulatory agencies that will likely unfold slowly over the next year.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, came out swinging Wednesday after the Treasury Department confirmed it would select banking attorney Keith Noreika as the interim head of the OCC.