Regulation

The banks considered an “unusual” investment banking merger; Volcker rule win will be followed by fights on capital rules, liquidity and stress tests.

The agencies handed banks a significant victory when they finalized revisions to the Dodd-Frank proprietary trading ban, but officials also plan to re-propose changes to the “covered funds” section of the rule.

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters and over a hundred other lawmakers want the agency to go forward with a mandatory underwriting requirement for payday loans.

Revamping the doctrine of disparate impact doctrine, as HUD proposes, would gut fair housing enforcement.

After years of keeping a low profile, banks plan to spend in next year’s elections; the digital currency has eyes on the unbanked.

Financial crime screening solutions that are fueled by high quality sanctions and screening data will be a crucial component to achieving success in this complex compliance environment, writes Accuity's Nirhjar Daripa.

Readers react to regulators revamping the Volcker Rule and the U.S. Postal Service getting into banking, criticize HUD's plan to make it harder for consumers to allege discrimination and more.

The German bank responds to an op-ed that criticized its restructuring.

Sheila Bair, who holds board seats at several other organizations, will sit on Fannie's compensation, corporate governance and risk policy committees.

After a news report said the bank kept alive accounts customers thought they had closed, Sen. Elizabeth Warren told acting CEO Allen Parker in a letter that Wells is "still fundamentally broken."