Policy & Regulation

The National Credit Union Administration is eyeing a 1.1 percent funding increase for 2019 for a total of $334.8 million

If a merchant seeking to avoid credit card fees turned to cash discounting, it was at least partly because the other option — putting a surcharge on credit card use — was complicated and illegal in many states.

The student loan servicer called the move a "temporary step back" in what it had expected to be a lengthy process.

The Kentucky Republican is the first House member that Friends of Traditional Banking has ever endorsed.

The House of Representatives passed two bills that would tie appraisal waivers for Small Business Administration loans to bank rules for commercial real estate loans, despite objections from the Appraisal Institute about its members being cut out of transactions.

The bureau's findings and request for information came after acting Director Mick Mulvaney had cited data security as a flaw at the agency.

Sen. Warren proposes a bill that would extend the law to credit unions while stiffening penalties; the Spanish bank taps UBS’s Andrea Orcel.

As the House Financial Services Committee prepares to hold a hearing Thursday on oversight of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the exact focus of the hearing remains somewhat in flux.

The plan identified five risk areas — including cybersecurity — that will be on the agenda for agency examiners next year.

The senator’s bill to reform the 40-year-old law and expand housing investments could gain clout as Democrats look to pick up congressional seats and she eyes a presidential run.