Regulation

Many oppose a metric-based approach, but there are ways it could actually work.

Readers react to the Fed warming up to CRA reforms, criticize the Democratic presidential candidates, defend Pittsburgh as a megabank attraction and more.

A Spanish effort to prosecute a gang that used Bitcoin automated cash machines suspected of being a front for illegal-drug payments has exposed a hole in European anti-money-laundering controls, law enforcement authorities in the country said.

The central bank has a long history of fighting reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act, until now.

The Justice Department is investigating the bank for possible money laundering violations; the Fed chair says Facebook’s plan raises “serious concerns.”

Beginning next year, banks will have to dramatically change the way they account for future credit losses, but experts disagree on the new rule's long-term impact.

Beginning next year, banks will have to dramatically change the way they account for future credit losses, but experts disagree on the new rule's long-term impact.

A recent investigation found that institutions taken over by the National Credit Union Administration “are often the least willing to work with borrowers struggling to afford their loans.”

The Fed chairman's exchange with House lawmakers Wednesday comes amid President Trump's criticism of Powell and the central bank’s policy decisions.

The chamber passed a bill that would clarify how certain loans backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs are securitized, and legislation encouraging first-time homebuyers to participate in counseling programs.