Policy & Regulation

At a roundtable with federal and state regulators in Los Angeles this week, bankers offered some fresh ideas about possible regulatory relief. Here is a sampling.

The House passed an enhanced bankruptcy bill for large banks earlier this week, teeing up what's likely to be a broader — and more contentious — debate over the issue next year.

Zomato hasn't been able to add payment capabilities to its restaurant discovery app in its home base of India, but the company has found a more welcoming audience in Dubai, where it plans a pilot next month.

After nearly two years, the Justice Department so far has accused just one bank of facilitating consumer fraud. And the aftermath of that case suggests that prosecutors' strategy is not as effective as they hoped it would be.

WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill Tuesday to study the effects of a Federal Reserve Board rule restricting the number of transactions customers can make with their savings accounts each month.

The Federal Reserve Board announced Tuesday it will hold a meeting Dec. 9 to discuss a proposed capital surcharge for the country’s largest banks.

The comptroller of the currency said regulators will act before the end of a mandated review of potentially outdated rules "when a solid case has been made for reform."

Excessive risk-taking amid low interest rates and the migration of financial transactions away from the heavily egulated banking sector have combined to make the system even riskier in 2014 than a year ago, according to a report released Tuesday by the Office of Financial Research.

Nonbank mortgage servicers are already in the crosshairs of regulators. Now they will face even more scrutiny from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Swift's initial move into faster domestic payments in Australia sets the groundwork for expansion into other markets, including the U.S.