Regulation

An out-of-court settlement in Mount Holly, N.J., means that the court will not weigh in on whether the controversial legal theory can be used in fair-lending cases.

Raj Date, the former deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, appears to be a Bitcoin believer.

The Government Accountability Office is the first of two highly-anticipated reports that details the benefits the largest banks receive from being considered "too big to fail."

Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen touched on a variety of regulatory issues during her lengthy confirmation hearing, including the Volcker Rule, efforts by regulators to be more transparent, and how to supervise systemically important nonbank firms.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has lifted an Oct. 2010 consent order against Santa Clara Valley Bank in Santa Paula, Calif.

A response to John Bowman.

Until the Fed threatens to raise rates soon, commercial borrowers will take their time seeking credit, and the economy will keep plodding along, the U.S. Bancorp CEO Richard Davis says.

Directors at community banks could also face more liability as regulations, including the qualified mortgage rule, are implementing in coming months

To set monetary policy and function as a lender of last resort, the Board of Governors must have the expertise to understand the operations and condition of financial institutions.

U.S. consumers increased their debt in the third quarter by the largest amount since early 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday.