Policy & Regulation

These 20 women have reached impressive heights in a traditionally male dominated industry and have played a vital role in helping their organizations stay ahead of the curve.

Senate Banking Committee leaders released their highly anticipated legislation to overhaul the mortgage finance market Sunday afternoon, after announcing they had reached agreement on a plan last week.

The Federal Housing Administration is struggling with a high premium structure and competition from VA and GSEs.

The legislation grandfathering certain CLOs and clarifying which commercial loan securities are exempt from the Dodd-Frank Act trading ban were part of a package of bills approved by the House Financial Services Committee.

American Banker on Friday received the 2014 Jesse Neal Award for Best Website from the Association of Business Information and Media Companies.

A lawsuit alleges that Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown violated state law by diverting hundreds of millions of dollars from the national mortgage settlement into California's general fund.

The Senate Banking Committee has forged a strong bipartisan agreement to reform the housing finance market, but how — and whether — that effort gets picked up in 2015 is still very much in question.

Bank of America, Citigroup and Credit Suisse were among more than a dozen banks sued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for allegedly manipulating the London Interbank Offered Rate from 2007 to 2011.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency says institutions are taking a "proactive" approach to the dealing with potential payment shock on resetting home equity lines of credit.