Regulation

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday proposed changes to the capital planning and stress testing process, including giving banks an additional three months to undertake the effort.

The Senate confirmed three officials to the Federal Reserve Board Thursday, filling several key holes at the agency's helm.

Mary Miller, the Treasury Department official who led implementation of new financial regulations including the Volcker rule, is leaving the department in early September.

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has announced that he will not run for majority leader to replace Rep. Eric Cantor.

A down payment remains a high hurdle for consumers seeking mortgages. Lowering this hurdle increasingly seems in line with industry and regulatory goals-assuming borrowers don't default. There's the rub.

HSBC Chairman Douglas Flint had some advice for bank executives meeting in London last week: Read up on how the U.S. uses financial warfare against its enemies in a foreign-policy shift that's entangling lenders.

A new trade group is making an effort to educate veterans about the lesser-known, low-down-payment, government-backed loan program, while the Department of Veterans Affairs works to clarify rules and recruit appraisers.

The House Financial Services Committee approved a series of bills on Wednesday, including several key changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Wednesday said it will take a harder look into mobile financial services to see the potential for consumer harm and determine the impact on the underbanked.

Majority Leader Eric Cantor's stunning defeat in Virginia's Republican primary Tuesday evening could usher in a new political era for the House — one that's likely to leave its imprint on the banking industry.