Policy & Regulation

In congressional testimony, the JPMorgan Chase chief executive seeks to strike a balance between contrition and assurances that the situation is under control.

We offer a primer on what topics are liable to be covered, who is likely to hit Jamie Dimon the hardest and what to look out for when the JPMorgan Chase CEO testifies Wednesday at the Senate Banking Committee hearing.

The Atlanta retailer, one of the banking industry's fiercest opponents in the battles over interchange regulations, says its customers have benefited from lower prices after regulators capped debit card swipe fees.

It's too easy to blame the agency. With a job as complex as the FAA's, but less than a tenth of the staff, the OCC for practical and philosophical reasons relies on banks to manage and monitor risk.

The FDIC voted to release proposed rules implementing Basel III for comment, but officials suggested the capital accord may not go far enough.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo stepped forward with several key reforms that could be taken to reduce risk in the shadow banking system.

WASHINGTON — ING Bank has agreed to pay $619 million to settle charges that it violated U.S. sanctions — the largest such settlement in history, the Treasury Department said Tuesday.

Not only is JPMorgan Chase a top campaign contributor to Senate Banking Committee senior leadership, the company's lobbying team also includes several ex-staffers with ties to lawmakers.

Bankers fear enforcement action amid allegations that dealer rates vary by race.

The Basel III capital requirements must be applied consistently across borders. It'll do a lot more to deter reckless risk-taking than micromanaging banks through measures like the Volcker Rule.