Policy & Regulation

The lender said it has committed $500 million to refinance underwater borrowers and has fulfilled its obligation to provide relief in Florida and California.

Sheila Bair may advocate a lifelong commitment for examiners, but given existing rules, the fears of potential conflicts of interest should be more hypothetical than real.

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced six new law enforcement actions, the first cases brought under the FTC’s updated Business Opportunity Rule, which requires business opportunity sellers to provide specific information to help consumers evaluate a business opportunity, and provides a simple, one-page disclosure form.

New guidance from the government may help banks and other financial institutions avoid running afoul of anti-bribery laws.

Central banks are operating under an additional mandate beyond that of setting monetary policy: to regulate the largest, systemically important institutions. Here are five principles for doing that job well.

The election is over. Dodd-Frank is here to stay. It's time for bankers and regulators to get on with compliance and implementation, writes Editor-at-Large Barbara Rehm. She'd like to see an appointment for the director of the Office of Financial Research, stronger bank boards and leeway for examiners to go with their guts.

WASHINGTON — Bank and credit union regulatory agencies issued additional guidance late Wednesday endorsing "prudent efforts" by financial institutions to aid customers affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Regulators pledged Wednesday to heed concerns of community banks and ensure that a final rule implementing Basel III capital and liquidity requirements does not harm smaller institutions.

Liberal blog Daily Kos has collected more than 63,000 signatures for an online petition asking Senate leadership to put Elizabeth Warren on the banking committee.

Cathleen Nash lays out Citizens Republic's reasons for selling itself to FirstMerit, and says she expects many more banks to face the same tough choice.