Policy & Regulation

Dodd-Frank required mortgages with higher rates to face greater appraisal demands, but regulators have expanded the loans granted exemptions in a new final rule.

A Federal Reserve proposal to tighten regulation of foreign banks in the U.S. would also significantly expand the central bank's oversight of foreign broker-dealers, effectively snatching supervisory responsibility from the Securities and Exchange Commission in the process.

Regulatory changes to the 1099-B, 1099-K and 1042-S forms, intended to help reduce the $450 billion tax gap, will make it much more difficult to avoid penalties and tricky customer service issues.

Presidential inauguration planners have named Amalgamated Bank in New York as their go-to financial institution.

House Democrats have chosen ranking members for the five banking panel subcommittees.

The Consumer Bankers Association is warning banks that they will face challenges booking loans while also competing with nonbanks in areas such as prepaid cards.

The National Consumer Law Center released a 90-page report Tuesday calling for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to make loan modifications mandatory in national servicing standards.

If the JPMorgan Chase board docks CEO Jamie Dimon's compensation only for the London Whale’s trading loss, he should consider himself fortunate that they are so myopic.

The Fed and OCC issued consent orders against JPMorgan Chase related to its trading losses, but stopped short of fining the bank.

The Basel III liquidity plan is the latest case of a global rule hostile to local realities.