Regulation

Threats to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's future became more real with Donald Trump's victory, but all the outrage over the bureau's policies is overblown.

The GOP victories boosted expectations of federal regulatory action easing up, but such a scenario would likely create a void of power for certain state agencies to fill.

Former BB&T Chief Executive John Allison is a late entrant on a short-list for the job of U.S. Treasury secretary, according to two people familiar with President-elect Donald Trump's selection process.

The transition team for President-elect Donald Trump announced a series of names this week for people who will help facilitate an orderly transfer of power at the federal financial regulators.

President-elect Donald Trump said in a tweet Tuesday that he is considering Dr. Ben Carson – one of his opponents in the Republican primary – to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

If President-elect Donald Trump selects House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling as his Treasury secretary, it would be a clear sign that he intends to embrace a more traditional Republican agenda when it comes to financial services issues.

Shortage of appraisers in rural areas and compensation issue force lawyers to re-consider restrictions on communications between lenders and appraisers.

With access to financial transaction data under threat by hurdles imposed by certain financial institutions, it should be up to consumers to decide how their data is used to improve their financial well-being.

The megabanks that emerged relatively unscathed from the crisis are cited as proof of universal banking's benefits, but recent events have debunked that claim.

Ally Financial in Detroit has agreed to pay $52 million to settle probes and claims related to its role as the underwriter for subprime residential mortgage-backed securities in 2006 and 2007.