Policy & Regulation

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is opening a new front in a campaign against a familiar foe — demanding that the Federal Reserve keep its restrictions on Wells Fargo until Chief Executive Officer Tim Sloan is removed.

The retiring chairman of the House Financial Services Committee defends his often uncompromising pursuit of rolling back post-crisis regulations.

Trade groups say the National Credit Union Administration hasn't adequately explained how it plans to reduce its budget at the same time it asks Congress for increased oversight powers.

Regtech — the intersection of regulatory compliance and financial innovation — is still taking shape in the U.S with some pushing for "tech sprints" to speed the development of new tools, while some see new threats and opportunities looming in the space. Following is a look at hot-button topics at American Banker's RegTech summit.

Federal and state regulators are at odds over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s new licensing program, but there are ways to improve current law to appease both sides.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council announced Wednesday that it was rescinding the SIFI label for Prudential, a culmination of almost a decade of fierce debate about how regulators should address the risk of nonbank financial firms.

Main Street and Wall Street banks show strong earnings gains over last year; the president calls the Fed’s rate raising policies “my biggest threat.”

Many bankers say the agency needs to rethink its definition of brokered deposits and how it sets interest rate caps.

Questions surrounding Eric Blankenstein, a senior CFPB official whose racially charged writings from over a decade ago have led to calls for his resignation, have been referred to the agency's watchdog.

Federal regulators have issued answers to frequently asked questions on appraisal regulations.