Regulation

Only three pages out of 40 in the OCC’s recent report cover interest rate risk. The discussion is toward the back. And the detail provided in quantifying exposures is scant.

WASHINGTON — The spotlight on massive credit card breaches at retailers has again prompted lawmakers to consider data security reform, but whether a bill will actually move through Congress is still a huge question mark.

Large international money transmitters would have to follow the same federal remittance rules that apply to banks under a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposal released today.

A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposal would put large nonbank money transmitters on more equal footing with banks and credit unions required to follow federal remittance rules.

Farmers Capital Bank (FFKT) in Frankfort, Ky., is one step closer to being freed from a regulatory order.

The Target and Neiman Marcus breaches have reignited data security as an issue on Capitol Hill, but many hurdles still stand in the way of legislation.

The U.S. Treasury Department will offer $15 billion in its first auction of floating-rate notes next week, trying to capitalize on robust investor demand for the safest short-term investments.

Regulators are starting to scrutinize Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to determine whether it is important enough to the financial system to require Federal Reserve supervision, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

Financial institutions that can figure out how to couple an efficient and optimized loan process with personalized service will win in the future.

Mary Miller, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, said regulators must standardize how institutions report the data meant to help officials gauge systemic risks.