Policy & Regulation

The National Credit Union Administration is funded by the institutions it oversees and insures. Some of them are pushing back against spending trends at the agency.

The National Credit Union Administration's public budget briefings are a step in the right direction, but the institutions it regulates still have too little say over how those monies are spent.

The proposal would allow applicants with minor criminal records to work in the banking industry.

Rules related to custody banking, commercial real estate and derivatives were among the last required under last year’s regulatory relief law.

There's been chatter that investors are shying away from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities because Congress may not enact housing finance reform. Be skeptical of those claims.

The company is reportedly paying bonuses to get retailers to accept its cards; both sides offer different take of rare get-together.

The financial policy views of progressive candidates atop the presidential field are sure to worry many in the financial services industry, but it would be difficult for any new president to implement sweeping regulatory changes.

In recent months federal regulators have been speaking out on the risks that extreme weather events pose to the financial system, something their European counterparts have been doing for some time.

The 2015 decision posed new legal challenges for institutions trying to sell loans to third parties, but the federal regulatory agency proposed steps Monday for banks and debt parties to evade state interest rate caps.

The National Credit Union Administration will meet this week to discuss its proposed budget while the Senate and House work to avoid a government shutdown.