Policy & Regulation

The Democrats are asking the OCC and the CFPB to use their authority to remove Tim Sloan, who became CEO in 2016.

In the second lawsuit of its kind, more than a dozen of the world's largest banks are accused of price fixing on roughly $486 billion of bonds issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The bureau had already proposed removing the underwriting portion of the rule, but a judge in Texas has indefinitely delayed the other key component as well.

Alongside identity-document scanning and other ID verification, the two companies are offering real-time checks of lists of suspicious persons. The goal: keep money launderers out of the banking system.

State law bars credit unions from accepting deposits from cities, counties and other government entities. Florida banks say it should stay that way unless tax advantages for credit unions are removed, but credit unions counter that banks are trying to stifle competition.

Moore is a founder of the conservative Club for Growth and served on the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal.

The head of the agency said she wants FDIC staff to be proactive with banks that show visible problems, but not “focus more on seeking out dirt than on whether the home is clean.”

Financial startups are becoming important partners for community banks and credit unions, despite lobbying efforts to limit their growth.

Despite some significant advancements in the past two years, rifts are already developing in the U.S. move to faster payments.

Readers debate the odds of legislative reform to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, consider the growing problem of "friendly fraud," weigh ways to avoid reputation problems and more.