Policy & Regulation

Travelex unable to deliver cash to major banks following a New Year’s Eve cyberattack; Rep. Katie Porter says the bank is undermining purpose of its punishment.

More than two years after efforts began to modernize enforcement of the Community Reinvestment Act, regulators appear far apart on how to proceed.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to ask the legislature to revamp the current Department of Business Oversight and rename it the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, modeled after the federal CFPB.

Todd Zywicki, a law professor who has sharply criticized the CFPB as an unaccountable bureaucracy, has been named chair of an agency task force identifying potential conflicts and inconsistencies in consumer finance law.

Fed proposal is at odds with the one offered by the FDIC and OCC; judge wants to dispel the “myth” that student loans can’t be expunged in bankruptcy.

From the presidential election to Supreme Court cases, growth strategies and more, these are the issues that could define the next 12 months.

In trying to adapt and survive in an increasingly tech-dominated world, banks may unintentionally give up their most valuable commodity — their relationship with the consumer, and the data that comes with it.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria discussed the possibility of having Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac operate under a consent order to allow the government-sponsored enterprises to be able to raise capital.

Though she stopped short of mentioning the FDIC and OCC by name, Fed Gov. Lael Brainard objected to several key elements of those agencies' proposal.

Cybersecurity, AML compliance and consumer protections top the credit union regulator's list.