Policy & Regulation

The bank revealed Friday that it is facing hefty regulatory penalties and will likely have to restate first-quarter earnings. Declines in loan balances and fee income and questions about upcoming stress tests are only adding to investors' worries.

During earnings calls, bankers praised regulators' latest efforts to modify capital rules. JPMorgan Chase CFO Marianne Lake, meanwhile, called on policymakers to focus on overhauling the G-SIB surcharge.

Bank regulators propose to allow banks to phase in capital treatment of credit losses over three years.

Over the past week, regulators have proposed the most substantial changes to capital requirements for the largest banks in years, but the most startling thing was how unremarkable they were.

Suggestions that Republicans are working to unwind Dodd-Frank could indicate a vote on a bipartisan regulatory relief bill is near.

The bill, which also exempts community banks from the trading ban named for former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, would go a step further than the regulatory relief bill that passed the Senate.

Readers weigh in on the use of blockchain in property records, Mulvaney's efforts heading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the need for financial standards in banking and more.

It wouldn't be a stretch to say the legislative process surrounding regulatory relief for credit unions is akin to a political game of "Battleship."

JPM, PNC, Citi and Wells kick off reporting; Senate banking panel members want to know why so many agency staffers are paid so much.

Regulators should revise existing rules to encourage banks to offer short-term loans to customers who run into financial emergencies.