Policy & Regulation

Christian Sewing ready to make "tough cutbacks" while UBS may need a new strategy; SEC says Robert C. Morgan misled banks with fake loan papers.

Congress is considering multiple bills that could ease suspicious activity reports and beneficial ownership requirements, though its unclear how much support each measure has.

At a time when costs continue to soar and regulators weigh reforms for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, more than half of the Democratic presidential candidates have talked about housing on the campaign trail.

As part of the deal, the agency summarized its policy on account terminations and issued a letter acknowledging that some employees “acted in a manner inconsistent with FDIC policies with respect to payday lenders.”

The House Financial Services and Intelligence panels had "legitimate legislative purpose" in requesting President Trump's financial records, the judge said. It is the second such ruling this week.

The measures are likely to raise security costs for the German smartphone bank backed by billionaires Peter Thiel and Li Ka-shing.

The effort to delay CECL comes a week after a House panel mounted a bipartisan attack on the new FASB standard.

The biggest deal in more than a decade has sparked debate about the pressure for more bank consolidation and whether consumers will be hurt.

As Democrats keep the heat on the German bank over allegations that it suppressed reporting tied to Trump businesses, the Treasury secretary said he will direct the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to look into the matter.

Trump may nominate Judy Shelton, who prefers “market-determined rates”; a software glitch may have prevented flagging of suspicious transactions for a decade.