Regulation

Larry Hoff, retired CEO of Fibre Federal Credit Union, is running for a seat in Washington's state legislature – his first foray into politics.

MiCommunity Bancorp would be the first bank to open in Michigan in 10 years.

A paper released by the agency’s Center for Financial Research says aspects of someone’s digital footprint — including whether they use Apple or Android — help predict likelihood of default.

The central bank’s top regulatory official discussed how the Fed is using listening sessions in isolated communities to understand the effect of losing the one bank in town.

In seeking to make make ING the most digitally advanced lender in Europe, CEO Ralph Hamers' motto has been to "disrupt yourself before a competitor does it first." It's safe to say the tumult at the company during the last few weeks isn't what Hamers had in mind.

Credit unions would not be impacted by the proposal, but the movement has spent much of the last decade telling lawmakers and regulators CUs are being punished for the actions of big banks that led to the financial crisis.

Profits at big banks should be solid if not spectacular; the Vermont senator proposes a hard cap on assets held by the biggest banks.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency lowered the $14 billion-asset thrift in Cleveland to “needs to improve” from "satisfactory."

A new agency Web page has information on nearly every aspect of the agency's operations, including de novo applications, bank exams and failures.

Better incentives to lend and invest in underserved communities are also worthy of consideration, Loretta Mester says, as regulators try to blend the best of the Community Reinvestment Act with new ideas in updating its rules.