Policy & Regulation

The FDIC's point man on resolution planning says early submitters took the effort "seriously," but says process is still in early stages.

Examiners are starting to ask community banks for explain how their technology and staffing are prepared to handle disaster recovery.

In an interview, Morris Morgan, the federal government's point man for the painstaking review of 3.8 million mortgage loans, provided new details about the $8.5 billion deal regulators cut with 10 servicers last week and how it almost fell apart during negotiations.

After seven years at post, Sandra Thompson will step down from her position as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s supervision chief.

A new paper dredges up a tired argument against the Community Reinvestment Act, which played an important role in sustainably expanding home lending to many Americans. Let's move on already.

If a regulator overreaches its stautory authority, fails to adequately weigh costs against benefits or tries to hold the bank to arbitrary or capricious standards, you've got a case.

Shaun Donovan, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development since the beginning of President Obama's first term, is planning to stay in his job through the second term.

The ill-conceived tax act is in direct conflict with many foreign laws, and would be another hammer blow to America's fragile economy since it would dramatically reduce foreign investments.

Sandra Thompson, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s supervision chief for the last seven years, is stepping down.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board of directors approved stricter appraisal requirements for higher-cost mortgages with the release of a final rule on Tuesday. Federal regulators have also expanded the types of loans that will be exempt from the new standards.