Policy & Regulation

Republicans continue to call for the CFPB to adopt a five-person board instead of having a single director. Similar calls are almost never heard regarding the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson, D-S.D., released the panel's agenda for the 113th Congress on Tuesday. Among many of the issues unveiled was an emphasis on continued oversight of the Dodd-Frank reform law.

Republicans continue to call for the CFPB to adopt a five-person board instead of having a single director, but similar calls are almost never heard regarding the OCC.

Individuals who blew the whistle on a mortgage fraud scheme that cost JPMorgan Chase $296 million in fines have three months to prove that their information helped lead to the settlement.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created under the 2010 Dodd-Frank reform law, will require some mortgage servicers to develop general plans for avoiding complications arising from the transfer of servicing rights.

Sen. Tim Johnson, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, laid out his plans for the 113th Congress, including opening the door to changes of Dodd-Frank if there is a bipartisan consensus.

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling appeared on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Tuesday morning to discuss the FHA's fiscal woes.

The White House is expected to unveil an executive order on Wednesday that aims to bolster safeguards against cyberattacks for industries deemed vital to the nation's well-being.

The Federal Reserve Board has issued an enforcement action against the holding company of an Alabama bank.

A decision by the FHFA to study further a proposal by Fannie Mae raises questions about industry pressure to head off a plan that seeks to cut premiums by hundreds of millions of dollars and end controversial payments to banks.