Policy & Regulation

The report by the Consumer Federation of America said the regulatory agency has "ample legal authority" to enforce the Military Lending Act despite the bureau's plans not to examine firms for compliance.

Jelena McWilliams has signaled a thaw in the agency’s approach to industrial loan companies, but she said tech firms and other nonbanks seeking charters should face the same level of regulatory scrutiny as more traditional banks.

Recent comments from the chairman of the National Credit Union Administration signal the agency may soon take a lighter touch with small institution

The approval marks the New York’s bank regulator 12th license to a crypto-related business.

Regional lenders would be subject to less regulation while the biggest banks would see no change; the insurance giant got hit with claims from several large natural catastrophes.

Regional banks were the ultimate winners in the Federal Reserve’s proposal to tailor supervision, but rules for the biggest banks remained largely unchanged.

One of the country’s 50 largest banks hires a female CEO, making JPMorgan Chase’s Kelly Coffey only the third woman in that exclusive club. Bank of America’s Michelle Moore exits the workforce. And sexual harassment prompts a walkout at Google.

The lawsuit comes as the $188 milion-asset institution faces backlash from a high-profile national news story that portrayed its business practices negatively.

The next downturn will come sooner rather than later, so bankers should press policymakers for several core improvements to the financial system before attitudes in Washington change.

In a highly anticipated proposal, the central bank outlined a new approach for its post-crisis supervisory program that divides banks into different tiers based on size.