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Federal Reserve Board officials have pledged not to force big banks to meet Basel III standards early, but have simultaneously warned institutions that they cannot pay dividends until they do so.

The flurry of regulations emanating from the Dodd-Frank Act, Basel III and Solvency II has induced an outpouring of technology spending from companies in the financial service sector, a new report finds.

American Banker editors discuss the White House's latest attempt to force the Senate to confirm Richard Cordray as CFPB director.

Fannie Mae's third-quarter loss widened to $5.09 billion as the mortgage company reported higher derivatives losses even though it set less money aside for bad loans.

Judge in FDIC lawsuit against former Wamu executives grants parties time to craft out-of-court agreement.

It's anyone guess who will prevail in the perennial fight over whether to allow larger government-backed mortgages.

Executives from Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven and McDonald's are raising concerns that the new debit-fee regulations they fought for are unlikely to boost their bottom lines.

Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, BNP Paribas, Royal Bank of Scotland, and HSBC may face top capital surcharges of 2.5 percentage points, according to a provisional list prepared by global regulators and obtained by Bloomberg News.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday it plans to give banks a heads up when they face possible enforcement actions.

Today, the global financial reform agenda is increasingly targeted toward reducing the size, scope and systemic risk posed by large institutions. However, it appears to be the consensus that breaking them up is either politically or economically unwise.