Policy & Regulation

The OCC's move to solicit feedback on rolling back the Volcker Rule was only the first step in a long process, yet observers say it shows how fractured the five agencies tasked with implementing the proprietary trading ban have become.

The South Pacific island's leaders have a creative solution to fix their cash-based economy that hasn't been done in the U.S. in nearly a century. But will regulators approve?

The Federal Reserve Board released a proposal Thursday that is designed to clarify the agency's expectations for the biggest banks' boards of directors.

The bank agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle charges it didn't tell consumers why their checking account applications were rejected; Winklevoss brothers to supply bitcoin data to Chicago exchange.

The Federal Reserve Board has to have a community banker among its members. But that may be complicating the president's ability to fill vacant seats at the central bank.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered JPMorgan Chase to pay a $4.6 million fine for failing to provide accurate information when denying checking account applicants.

With the environment in Washington favoring deregulation, banks are pushing regulators to let them back into the payday lending game. They should know better.

In their biannual Shared National Credits Program report, regulators said that banks' exposure to leveraged loans and the oil and gas sector remained a source of concern.

The ranks of mutually owned banks are in decline. Survivors say sharper marketing, better access to capital and lower barriers to entry could stop the bleeding.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Wednesday announced a request for public feedback on the Volcker Rule.