Regulation

Last year's Supreme Court decision validating certain same-sex marriages has implications for laws implemented by the consumer bureau.

Wells Fargo executives said they support federal regulators' effort to expand mortgage credit availability but cautioned that it will produce little benefit for the bank's, or the industry's, bottom line.

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Radian Group and MGIC Investment are among mortgage insurers that would need to fill a financial gap under new financial-strength rules proposed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Reducing the number of Home Loan banks would lower the cost of advances for community banks, leaving them with more money to lend out to their communities.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has yet to issue broad rules for payday lenders, but the bureau's $10 million settlement with ACE Cash Express Thursday sends another strong message about the practices it may target.

In his first policy speech, Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Stanley Fischer highlighted strides regulators have made since the crisis, but said more progress is necessary.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau settlement with ACE Cash Express Thursday sends another strong message about practices it may target in industry rules.

John Delaney, D-Md., John Carney, D-Del., and Jim Himes, D-Conn., introduced a new housing bill Thursday designed to provide an explicit government backstop for the market but still increase private sector participation.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has reached a $10 million settlement with payday lender ACE Cash Express over allegations that it used illegal debt collection practices.