Regulation

BB&T-SunTrust merger closing could slip into 2020; how “the most feared freshman” is shaking up House Banking panel; consumers are split about trusting Amazon, Google with their savings; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

Draft legislation would amend the Bank Service Company Act to give the National Credit Union Administration third-party vendor oversight, a power it has been requesting for the better part of two decades.

The high court will decide how much latitude a president has to fire the director of an independent agency.

The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa, aims to hold public companies accountable for moving jobs overseas. It won unanimous support from House Democrats but attracted only two votes from Republicans.

The JPMorgan Chase CEO called Facebook's cryptocurrency project a "neat idea" but added his name to the list of industry leaders and policymakers skeptical about the plan.

The two agencies requested comment on the scorecard regulators use to assess a bank's overall health as some question whether ratings are consistently applied.

A regulatory proposal to ease the initial margin buffer on certain derivatives trading could be harmful to the economy.

Readers cast doubts on regulatory attempts to jointly revamp the Community Reinvestment Act, react to Democrats berating the CFPB head, an upcoming House hearing with Facebook's CEO and more.

As some of Facebook's partners pull out of the Libra cyrptocurrency project, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., encouraged a company located in his state to remain involved.

The Senate Banking Committee chairman said he wants to revise legislation enabling banks to serve marijuana businesses to ensure it does not benefit vaping providers that have sparked safety concerns.