Policy & Regulation

The Federal Reserve Board and merchants filed separate motions in favor of a stay that would allow the agency's current interchange rule to continue standing temporarily while the issue is decided in court.

The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations asked energy-market regulators to hand over "key documents" from a probe of JPMorgan Chase & Co. as lawmakers examine banks' roles in commodities markets.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has created an online guide to help the roughly 25% of U.S. public service workers eliminate their student loans.

The federal income tax exemption benefits credit union members and bank customers as credit unions provide a check on banks through their competitive rates and fees.

Greenlining Institute, a nonprofit research and policy group that advocates for racial and economic justice in the U.S., has joined a chorus of liberal voices calling for the appointment of Janet Yellen as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Board.

The six biggest U.S. banks, led by JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, have piled up $103 billion in legal costs since the financial crisis, more than all dividends paid to shareholders in the past five years.

The strength of America's financial system is a result of the diversity of its players, but that diversity won’t survive if our nation continues down the path of one-size-fits-all regulatory reform.

Federal regulators on Wednesday proposed aligning new securitization requirements with a recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau underwriting rule in a move likely to please banks and housing advocates.

The Colorado Judicial Department warned residents of the state Tuesday to beware of collection phone scams after receiving reports that fake agencies are threatening consumers with arrest warrants.

The investor group that plans to recapitalize U.S. Century Bank in Doral, Fla., has reportedly revised its offer to give a larger stake to preexisting shareholders.