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A bank took the unusual step of suing the FDIC over its Camels rating of 4 in a case that could set an important precedent for the industry.

Community bankers want a two-year span between exams for small banks in good standing. Regulators, however, are reluctant to revert to pre-crisis policies.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency can give lenders relief from the effects of a recent court decision over interest rate authority, but only if the agency chooses to do so.

U.S. bank regulators have tentatively agreed to ease an appraisal requirement that could help commercial real estate borrowers, said people familiar with talks among the agencies.

The Justice Department files a court brief to give the president power to remove agency director at will; feud threatens bitcoin.

A district court judge on Friday dealt a blow to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by saying the agency failed to present enough facts in its case against Intercept Corp.

The Justice Department told a federal appeals court on Friday that President Trump should have the authority to fire the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

It is easy for banks to get caught up in what appears innovative but ends up being for show.

Some in the industry are faulting The Clearing House Association's plan to make anti-money-laundering rules more efficient.

Attendees at this year's Independent Community Bankers of America convention are being urged to lobby hard to get regulatory relief moved closer to the top of Washington's to-do list.