Policy & Regulation

The groups applauded a proposal to establish minimum GSE capital requirements, but called for more immediate steps to release the companies from conservatorship.

Among the six biggest U.S. banks, Bank of America might deliver one of the steepest jumps in payouts. Wells Fargo is the wild card.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown sought details on whether an OMB official was involved in the policy of separating children from their parents.

Morgan Stanley CEO, New York Fed chief caution against failing to remember what caused the financial crisis; Wells Fargo may combine its two big wealth management businesses.

Rodney Hood served on the NCUA board from 2005 to 2009, and his nomination to return to the board was greeted warmly across the industry.

The White House announcement of Dino Falaschetti as the choice to run the Office of Financial Research comes amid signs that the administration has attempted to reduce the agency's independence.

Risk management and technology systems at the Federal Housing Administration lag decades behind Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and desperately need to be revamped, according to a top official at HUD.

The bill aimed at helping struggling homeowners also requires documentation of servicer behavior and FHFA evaluation of the services provided to borrowers.

The Democratic leader in the House raised questions about Kathy Kraninger's "qualifications to lead such an important agency."

The House Financial Services Committee was scheduled to vote on legislation to modernize anti-money-laundering rules, but the latest version of the bill excludes a key provision involving the collection of beneficial ownership information.