Policy & Regulation

While this presidential race seems to change by the minute, some bankers are beginning to worry that an increasingly likely Donald Trump nomination could threaten GOP control of the Senate and key industry priorities.

BB&T's last stab at preserving $500 million in foreign tax credits has been denied by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Having served as a holdover since her term expired last spring, Debbie Matz announced she will be departing the agency at the end of next month.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is clamping down on student loan lenders and servicers that automatically default on loans when a co-signer declared bankruptcy or dies. Because private student loans are often sold and securitized, some companies' promises to eliminate so-called "auto defaults" are not being upheld.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lael Brainard's contributions to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign is drawing the ire of some members of Congress who already question federal regulators' political autonomy.

Regulators want to know how banks are planning for the future, particularly in the face of competitive threats such as marketplace lending and added scrutiny over the use of third-party vendors.

There is an urgent need for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to bring its process for issuing civil money penalties and cease-and-desist orders in line with the other bank regulators.

The "too big to fail" debate raises a critical question that is seldom asked, much less answered: Do megabanks serve a critical function that justifies their undeniable risk to the financial system?

The Office of Financial Research released a study showing that the Federal Reserve's stress testing models may be undercounting banks' exposures to credit default swaps by not considering indirect exposures.

Richard Hunt, the president of the Consumer Bankers Association, issued a rare call-to-arms to bankers to stand up against the negative portrayal of banks by politicians on the campaign trail.