Policy & Regulation

When Sheila Bair thinks about regrets during her tenure as Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., she zeroes in on one word: No.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced on Oct. 18 that Craig Jarvill has become the director of the agency's Division of Finance.

Not surprisingly, Elizabeth Warren's bid to represent Massachusetts in the Senate is attracting Democratic support well beyond her small state.

Even though his nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sits in limbo, some of the work Richard Cordray did as Ohio's attorney general is coming to resolution. Yet the outcome is probably not to his liking.

Members of the House Financial Services Committee have you covered — as long as you pony up to help their reelection campaigns.

Former Kansas City Fed president will likely let his disapproval about Dodd-Frank policies be known, but his views on bank examinations and TBTF seem in line with FDIC thinking.

Jack Barnes, the president and chief executive at People's United Bank in Bridgeport, Conn., said Thursday that $28 billion-asset has submitted an application to the OCC to switch from a federally chartered thrift to a national bank as part of a broader plan to bulk up in commercial lending.

As Occupy Wall Street gains national attention bashing bankers, it's giving a free ride to the 'Other 99%' who enjoy the perks of a nation living beyond its means.

Days after South Korea’s card networks agreed to slash the interchange rates they apply to credit card acceptance at small merchants, the Korean government has said that it would strive to unify their rates.

Consumer angst initially has some customers considering leaving their financial institution if it adds debit card fees, the results of a new consumer survey suggest.