Policy & Regulation

FDIC Vice Chairman Thomas Hoenig has been a tough critic of risky practices by big banks and a key voice among federal regulators in support of stronger capital requirements.

Not a penny of the $1 billion fine against Wells Fargo will end up in the hands of customers harmed by practices flagged by regulators.

The financial reform law may hinder growth modestly in the short term, but it should be judged by its impact on the economy years down the road.

Wells may have tried to lure 401(k) customers into more expensive IRAs; Hensarling says he will go along with Senate version of Dodd-Frank rollback.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is asking the CFPB’s top ethics official if the agency has taken steps to ensure its acting director, Mick Mulvaney, is excluded from matters involving banks and other firms that contributed to his campaign when he was a congressman.

Readers weigh in on the action at Wells Fargo’s annual meeting, debate the idea of changing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s name, chime in on a postal banking proposal and more.

The CFPB finalized an amendment to its "know before you owe" mortgage disclosure rule that gives lenders more flexibility to adjust closing cost estimates and pass those increases on to borrowers.

Whether you like the idea or hate it, expect to hear a lot more about postal banking over the next two and a half years.

The details about political donations to over a dozen lawmakers raise fresh questions about the payday lending sector's influence in Washington.

The senior official said U.S. regulatory agencies should not rush to complete certain final aspects of Basel III, to prevent the new standards from conflicting with existing rules.