Opinions

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo sounded optimistic Thursday about reaching a bipartisan deal for regulatory relief, but a hearing once again emphasized the gulf between what lawmakers are likely to pass and what the industry is seeking.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed further changes Thursday to its final rule on prepaid cards and is seeking public comment on whether to delay implementing it a second time.

The legislation passed by the House to roll back Obama-era regulations is being touted as vital for small banks, but the bill’s main beneficiaries are elite megabanks.

Job cuts are the beginning of a new round of cost-cutting; Wells accused of modifying home loans on distressed borrowers without customer or bankruptcy court approval.

Thirty-eight House Democrats sent a letter to President Trump voicing their concern that Wall Street insiders will be appointed to top spots at the Federal Reserve Board.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen called the Treasury's report a "complicated document" that shared many of the central bank's objectives, including reducing regulatory burden without sacrificing safety and soundness.

While the courts have affirmed cities’ right to file predatory lending suits, they are also now holding them to a much higher standard in proving that banks knowingly steered minority borrowers into high-cost home loans.

One of the greatest factors hindering a full recovery following the 2008 crisis is improperly calibrated regulation, particularly of regional banking institutions.

Trump administration’s “lighter” regulatory proposal signals that banks may finally have entered a “post-crisis” era; IBM rolls out Watson artificial intelligence tools to deal with regulations.

IBM is set to announce new tools on Wednesday aimed at reducing the compliance burden of financial institutions and sifting through the mounds of data they collect by using Watson, its cognitive computer.