Policy & Regulation

A Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday addressed growing concerns that Wall Street institutions have too much influence in controlling commodity prices.

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Trendon Shavers with defrauding investors of nearly $150,000 worth of bitcoins through Bitcoin Savings and Trust, an online investment scheme he ran, and of making false claims while soliciting investments online in 2011 and 2012.

The outspoken CEO has nothing but praise for the Basel Committee and says bankers have little to fear from the CFPB.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued a Texas man over claims he operated a Ponzi scheme involving Bitcoin, the virtual currency that has recently attracted investors including Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss.

The Corker-Warner bill and House GOP bill both understand that the fundamental GSE model is insidious and needs to be definitively terminated.

The Federal Reserve Board has terminated enforcement actions with Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania in Narberth and First Pryority Bank in Pryor, Okla.

Securing an economically and fiscally sensible approach to housing finance reform is taking a backseat to entrenched political views on both sides of the aisle.

Second quarter marks against securities have ranged to 5% or more of tangible equity, but markets have looked past the losses and bid up bank stocks.

Canada's Competition Tribunal dismissed a case against MasterCard Inc. and Visa Inc. over rules that require merchants to accept credit cards with higher fees without imposing surcharges.

With the July 16 confirmation of Richard Cordray, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is prepared to take an aggressive step forward in its third year.