Policy & Regulation

The trading ban is even less effective than feared at making the banking system safer.

All five are Republicans and they include senior House GOP leaders, contenders to head the Financial Services Committee and strong voices in favor of regulatory relief.

The regulator of the government-sponsored enterprises has substantial authority to intervene as a legislative stalemate continues.

When President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law yesterday, it did not include a provision that could have harmed military credit unions.

The companies had been unable to secure regulatory approval for the deal, which was announced a year ago.

Organizers of Piermont Bank said in their application with the FDIC that they want to raise $100 million and eventually operate in several urban coastal communities.

The agency’s move to offer a national charter for fintech firms will undermine state authority and give certain firms an unfair advantage.

Lending to problematic or serial evictors can cause people to be pushed out of their homes in the name of profits. Banks must adopt standards against this practice.

The Trump administration has argued that the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, issued in 2015, was too prescriptive.

The agency's settlement with Robert Moseley Sr. and Robert Moseley Jr. was enforced by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.