Policy & Regulation

The Federal Reserve Board and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. are set to give at least four megabanks a "harsh verdict" on their living wills, including JPMorgan Chase, according to an article by The Wall Street Journal, which cited "people familiar with the matter."

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. should rethink the review process for big banks' resolution plans, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Tuesday.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau named six people to top staff positions Tuesday, including the head of a new office for small-business lending.

Quicken Loans plans to appeal a recent federal labor ruling that the Detroit lender and other companies owned by Dan Gilbert violated employees' rights.

WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released Tuesday its first risk appetite statement — a set of general guidelines on what level of risk the agency finds acceptable in various domains.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faced hostile questions from two judges during oral arguments before a federal appeals court Tuesday as it sought to argue the constitutionality of its single-director structure in a lawsuit brought by the nonbank mortgage lender PHH Corp.

Data breaches have become scarily commonplace. But even small financial institutions can take action to thwart hackers and minimize losses.

The impending Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposal will limit access to payday lending but it will not enable small-dollar lending alternatives for consumers.

The U.K. Government is ramping up its efforts in supporting the country’s fintech industry, announcing Monday initiatives to create a fintech strategy unit and information hub for startups.

Regulators have yet to provide feedback on last year's living-will resolution plans, but for foreign banks with significant operations in the U.S., those assessments are too late. Such institutions are required to put in place an entirely different business model by July of this year.