Policy & Regulation

Anchor will be sold to FS Bancorp after agreeing to terminate a deal with Washington Federal. The original deal had been delayed as Washington Federal dealt with BSA issues.

With ruling in GSE case, the two agencies are emerging as the test subjects for a legal showdown over their authority.

The Senate voted 66-33 to approve Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles for a full 14-year term on the central bank's board.

Comerica faced aggressive questioning Tuesday about how it could use freed-up capital now that it’s no longer considered a systemically important financial institution. It won’t be the last small regional to get such a grilling this earnings season.

Other aggregators came to the bank's defense, while one CEO suggested Plaid's very public protest was unfounded.

The central bank has encountered criticism for allowing three banks to direct funds to dividends and buybacks even though their capital levels fell below required minimums.

As part of a capital-formation bill, House lawmakers are attempting to sprinkle in a handful of provisions to ease the industry’s burden.

CUNA and NAFCU have asked the bureau to stop publishing consumer complaints and allow NCUA to handle that process for credit unions.

A federal appeals court in Texas agreed with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders that the FHFA, led by a single director, violates the separation of powers.

The regulatory relief law passed this spring contained a measure to stop synthetic fraud, but the provision is incomplete.