Policy & Regulation

The acting director’s effort to rename the agency is about more than rearranging a few words.

All 12 directors win nearly 90% of the vote, as does longtime auditor KPMG; Mulvaney says records haven’t been vetted by the agency and shouldn’t be released.

When regulators recognize ICOs as securities offerings, they will likely require issuers to fully comply with standard Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, increasing compliance pressure, according to Ron Teicher, CEO of EverCompliant.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney to clarify his philosophy on enforcement, provide details on the high pay for political appointees and answer other questions.

House Republicans are continuing to push the Senate to add more measures to a bill to give regulatory relief to community banks.

AssetMark Trust plans to offer a product for the $1 billion in cash it holds for clients.

Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney announced a trio of significant changes to the CFPB.

Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer said Tuesday that he's interested in the panel's top spot when Chairman Jeb Hensarling retires at the end of the year.

NCUA Chairman Mark McWatters has responded to a controversial letter from U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch questioning the credit union tax exemption.

The international standards-setting body is weathering the infatuation with isolationism in the U.S. and elsewhere better than expected.