Regulation

Government officials hope to squeeze the giants down to size while executives are counting on thriving with modified business models. Reality lies somewhere in the middle.

The risk retention provision remains one of the top unfinished items for regulators implementing the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. Regulators' second proposal may be more popular than the original, though it still leaves banks wary.

Just as U.S. policymakers are taking a more supportive approach to Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, countries that have taken a hands-off approach may soon weigh in with regulations that mirror those of the U.S.

WASHINGTON — Regulators released a tool on Tuesday that community banks can use to estimate how their capital matches up with new global standards.

Portugal's fourth-largest bank has received approval to open two representative offices in the United States.

JPMorgan Chase and the Justice Department reportedly have finalized the bank's $13 billion settlement of a civil inquiry into the sale of low-quality mortgage-backed securities that sunk in value during the 2008 financial crisis.

Rigorous capital standards have helped U.S. banks nearly recover from the financial crisis as many of their European counterparts continue to flail, according to a new study from the Boston Consulting Group.

JPMorgan Chase has resolved the last obstacles to a record $13 billion settlement of civil state and U.S. probes over the sale of mortgage bonds, clearing the way for a deal today after months of negotiations, two people briefed on the matter said.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on Janet Yellen's nomination to become the first woman to lead the U.S. central bank, according to the committee's schedule..

JPMorgan Chase agreed to drop litigation against the FDIC over some mortgage bonds sold by Washington Mutual Inc., clearing the way for a $9 billion accord with state and federal officials, a person briefed on the matter said.