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WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has no plans to review the charters of JPMorgan Chase or Citicorp following their agreement to plead guilty to criminal charges related to currency rigging, according to Comptroller Thomas Curry.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve Board proposed a change Thursday to its recently finalized liquidity rules for the largest U.S. banks that would allow certain municipal and state bonds to qualify as high-quality liquid assets.

Last year the mail carrier's office of inspector general suggested a potential expansion into small-dollar lending, but the ambitions laid forth in a new report have been scaled back considerably.

Lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee may still stand divided on regulatory reform, but Thursday's markup points to ongoing desire for a way forward.

The Federal Reserve Board is taking public comment on whether to require member banks to move to same-day payments after an industry group voted to mandate faster payments among the nation’s 12,000 financial institutions.

The Federal Reserve Board Thursday said that it is taking public comment on whether to require member banks to move to same-day payments after an industry group voted to mandate faster payments among the nation's 12,000 financial institutions.

It took three or so days to settle stock trades. What if that could happen instantly and be recorded on a blockchain for everyone to see?

WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is scheduled to release the Quarterly Banking Profile for the first quarter of 2015 on May 27.

Promontory said Wednesday that it acquired FS Advisory from Date, who founded the consulting practice along with Fenway Summer in 2013 after leaving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as deputy director.

The Senate Banking Committee approved a broad regulatory reform bill Thursday on party lines, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle vowing to continue negotiations this summer.