Policy & Regulation

Fintech companies can help consumers and small businesses obtain credit at lower costs, but it is critical to ensure that these innovative companies do not harm borrowers with predatory or discriminatory lending practices.

The 110-page document offers plenty of new details about what went wrong at the megabank but may leave shareholders wanting a truly independent investigation.

Lawmakers and others want the Trump administration to drop the Financial Stability Oversight Council's appeal of a controversial court ruling, but doing so may be harder than it sounds.

Stakeholders have until May 9 to offer their thoughts on how to design an additional source of capital for credit unions.

A carve-out that shielded billions of dollars in collateralized loan obligations from Dodd-Frank's risk-retention mandate could work against banks and other CLO managers if Dodd-Frank is overhauled.

The risks associated with a megabank collapse still pose huge problems for the industry, despite assurances from the head of the nation’s largest bank.

A new Republican plan to streamline Dodd-Frank's capital rules, stress tests and many other requirements will be reintroduced in the coming weeks by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling.

Banks tend to blame regulatory costs for de-risking without being honest about the need to improve anti-money-laundering procedures.

The financial press looks at possible ramifications from Jes Staley's attempt to unmask a whistleblower at the British bank; why has the digital currency failed to live up to eight years of hype?

A new Republican plan to streamline Dodd-Frank's capital rules, stress tests and many other requirements will be reintroduced in the coming weeks by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling.