Policy & Regulation

Despite assurances from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that confidential information is protected, any discussions with lawyers about lending policies and procedures could wind up haunting lenders at exam time.

In the second part of our video interview with Sheila Bair, the former FDIC chairman said Gov. Mitt Romney was wrong when he said a Dodd-Frank provision is a giant "kiss" to New York banks. "It was more like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick."

Former FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair talks systemic designations and why she is frustrated by Republicans who claim Dodd-Frank enshrined bailouts.

Flushing Savings Bank has filed an application with regulators to combine with its subsidiary, Flushing Commercial Bank, under a New York commercial bank charter.

Equifax Inc. will pay $393,000 to resolve allegations it broke the law by selling lists of consumers who were late on their mortgage payments, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday.

A report that Square is near a deal to put its credit-card reader in more New York City taxis isn’t true, according to a statement from New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Bankers at institutions with between $10 and 50 billion can breathe a sign of relief. They've been anticipating an extension on the stress tests mandated by Dodd-Frank, and the regulatory agencies gave it to them in the final rulings.

Capital One knows how to integrate big bank purchases. But in the era of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, it’s facing new challenges as it swallows ING Direct and HSBC’s credit cards.

Banks aren't doing enough to make the changes they must in order to secure a profitable future. Here's what they can do to change that.

Four senior Republicans are criticizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's judgment and use of resources after a federal court struck down its controversial "position limits" rule.