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Quicken Loans is partnering with Freddie Mac to boost business among first-time and middle-income borrowers as it battles allegations over its past underwriting practices on Federal Housing Administration-backed mortgages.

Even if Operation Choke Point officially ended, U.S. regulators have continued to apply the policy of threatening investigations and ruinous fines against banks that service "high-risk" customers in disfavored industries.

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WASHINGTON – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced that its board will meet Thursday to discuss a plan to increase the required ratio of federal reserves to insured deposits.

General Electric plans to ask early next year for relief from heightened regulatory scrutiny, while its former credit card arm says that it won't be subject to the same stress-testing rules as most banks its size.

BofI Holding in San Diego is poised to end a tumultuous week, after a lawsuit accusing it of lax controls sent investors scurrying.

Bankers are increasingly concerned that an optional cybersecurity assessment tool released by regulators this summer could soon become mandatory.

The argument that a Republican CFPB director could wreak havoc on what the agency has already accomplished just doesn't hold water.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has promoted Shonda Clay to executive vice president and product manager, a role in which she will also support the Fed's faster payments initiative.

The changes made 10 years ago reduced abusive bankruptcies and made our nation's economy more resilient. If Congress had gone further by regulating attorney fees and increasing penalties for fraud, the economy would be that much stronger.