Policy & Regulation

Ignoring JPMorgan Chase's chutzpah would be rewarding it. Penalize the bank instead, no matter how important an institution it is.

"Realizing that good information is fundamental to good supervision, the authors of [Dodd-Frank] created the Office of Financial Research," writes American Banker's editor-at-large, Barbara Rehm in her most recent column.

Dodd-Frank did its part to ensure the 20 federal financial regulatory agencies do right by minorities and women. How are things going so far? Good – but not great.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. As excerpted from the Comments sections of AmericanBanker.com articles.

Patterns in the private student-lending industry are dangerously similar to those seen in the housing market prior to its collapse, according to a study expected to be released Friday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Federal Reserve Board has put the kibosh on Virginia Commerce Bancorp's plan to start paying back the Treasury Department this summer.

The FDIC wants banks to remove its name from a fee that covers their deposit insurance assessments. Bankers say the instruction runs counter to complaints that bank fees are often too vaguely defined.

Habitat for Humanity, the non-profit homebuilder and lender, is concerned that overly strict standards on a borrower's ability to repay its loan could put it out of business.

The Federal Reserve Board has ended a written agreement with Premier Financial that required the Dubuque, Iowa, company to develop a plan to maintain sufficient capital and an adequate allowance for loan and leases losses.

A proposal by San Bernardino County to use eminent domain to take control of underwater mortgages would hurt government-sponsored entities Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks. It would also hurt plans to reduce the government's role in housing.