Policy & Regulation

The onslaught of regulatory actions against Ocwen may open the door for Nationstar to pick up a massive subservicing portfolio from the beleaguered servicer.

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors has sued the OCC before the agency has finalized the requirements for a fintech charter, fueling speculation state regulators are trying to delay deployment or scare away potential applicants.

In addition to strong membership growth, the CU now boasts $8.1 billion in assets, up by more than 8 percent from last quarter.

After such a period of collective euphoria following the November election, how does the manager of a large institution explain a declining stock price to investors?

Democrats drew a line in the sand Wednesday, opposing a provision in a GOP bill that would allow banks to comply with fewer rules in exchange for holding more capital.

Administration and leaders in Congress support some common principles that could help banks.

Financial services companies and groups are increasingly willing to take the regulatory regime to court in an effort to fight back — and so far, they appear to be succeeding.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered an auto loan servicer on Wednesday to pay $2.4 million for failing to live up to the terms of a 2015 consent order.

The biggest bank M&A agreement of the year might not have happened if the buyer, Sterling Financial, had refused to prove to Astoria Financial that it had thoroughly vetted the deal with regulators.

Ocwen Financial asked a federal judge Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying the agency is unconstitutional.