Policy & Regulation

The fintech industry has introduced unprecedented new levels of competition in the financial services sector. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new proposed rules would stifle it.

The White House is preparing to pick Christy Goldsmith Romero, a top US derivatives regulator, to lead a revamp at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., according to a person familiar with the matter.

All eyes are on the FDIC's toxic workplace scandal and the resultant resignation of its longtime director. However, another problem not being discussed is the agency's "problem bank list."

U.S. regulators need to do more to require banks to recognize the risks posed by climate change, and the damage that continuing to support fossil fuel extraction projects does to the environment.

A Minnesota trade group and its co-plaintiff, Lake Central Bank, signaled that they plan to appeal a district court's dismissal of their lawsuit against the FDIC. The case involves the agency's guidance on nonsufficient funds fees.

A report on efforts to deconflict federal cybersecurity regulations found the Treasury in particular has not completed its recommendations.

Rather than fueling uncertainty, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should be devising strategies that facilitate clearer policies that bring more certainty to lending markets.

For a country that relies on the energy and drive of immigrants to the extent that the U.S. does, it's surprisingly hard for them to get bank accounts. It's time to reassess what we mean by money-laundering risks.

A recent white paper from former Federal Reserve Gov. Daniel Tarullo suggests that the stress testing regime should be decoupled from bank capital requirements. But if stress testing isn't an effective means of assigning minimum regulatory capital levels, what is?

In this month's roundup of top banking news: a Supreme Court ruling on CFPB funding, TD Bank's money laundering woes, an FDIC workplace probe reveals a culture of misconduct and more.