Opinions

Banking is not a “static” business, and must be allowed to evolve, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry said Friday.

The debate over banking policy has tended to leave out all the other factors examiners use to gauge institution strength, therefore sidestepping a comprehensive approach to safety and soundness regulation.

Readers weigh in on Wells Fargo investors reelecting state regulators suing the OCC, Wells Fargo's annual meeting, ultralow interest rates and more.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's upcoming report on how to rewrite financial regulation is likely to end up looking very similar to a Dodd-Frank overhaul plan in the House.

Scott Alvarez, the general counsel of the Federal Reserve, said the Dodd-Frank Act provision that allows regulators to handle the failure of a large financial institution would have been useful during the financial crisis.

The Delaware company reported loan growth and, for the first time in months, no charges tied to an outstanding regulatory order.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling said they believed an agreement on housing finance reform could be struck in this Congress.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued four online tribal lenders on Thursday for illegally collecting debts in 17 states where they are prohibited by state usury or licensing laws.

The onslaught of regulatory actions against Ocwen may open the door for Nationstar to pick up a massive subservicing portfolio from the beleaguered servicer.

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors has sued the OCC before the agency has finalized the requirements for a fintech charter, fueling speculation state regulators are trying to delay deployment or scare away potential applicants.