Policy & Regulation

The Senate Banking Committee chairman released an outline for overhauling the U.S. housing finance system more than 10 years after the government put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship.

As policymakers consider administrative reforms to Fannie and Freddie, they must address the problem of capital arbitrage to avoid overleveraging the mortgage system.

The European Commission says eight unnamed banks operated as a cartel in the €7 trillion eurozone government bond market; authorities detected a 150-foot tunnel leading to a JPMorgan Chase branch in Florida.

Readers weigh in on calls that regulators consider the financial risks from climate change, respond to Trump administration plans to overhaul the housing finance system, consider GOP strategy on the House Financial Services Committee and more.

The lawmakers said the lack of someone with a state supervisory background among the agency's three inside board seats violates federal law.

The agency is exploring how to reopen small-dollar lending options for banks, but consumer groups are urging it to maintain pricing limits and other controls.

Herman Cain, the former pizza company executive who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, is being considered by President Trump for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has appointed a special assistant to President Trump and former Trump campaign official as chief of staff of the agency.

The top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee is warning that excessive optimism in the banking system could lead to another crisis.

It’s possible the G-SIB surcharge, an additional capital charge on large banks, contributed to market volatility at the end of last year, argues Sen. Thom Tillis.