Regulation

Fidor Bank AG, of Munich, has agreed to help Bitcoin Deutschland GmbH, an exchange operator, to speed trading of bitcoins and comply with regulatory requirements.

WASHINGTON — Four key senators introduced a bill Thursday that would effectively reinstate a Depression-era law that separated the investment and commercial sides of U.S. banks.

Applying the latest statistical techniques to measure operational risks lulls us into a false sense of analytic security and desensitizes management to the important qualitative aspects of controlling such exposures.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Elizabeth Duke said Thursday that she was resigning from the central bank effective Aug. 31.

The bill may be a bridge between the advocates of a purely private market and those who favor some role for the federal government in housing.

Martin Pfinsgraff has officially been named the senior deputy comptroller for large banks at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Six regulatory agencies proposed an exemption from appraisal requirements for three types of higher-priced mortgage loans.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made it clear Wednesday that it would be using complaint data gathered from consumers to heavily pursue debt collection firms at every level through both enforcement actions and new rulemakings.

Ann Mehlum, the chief executive of Summit Bank of Eugene, Ore., will step down to lead the U.S. Small Business Administration's loan programs.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made it clear Wednesday that it would be using complaint data gathered from consumers to heavily pursue debt collection firms at every level through both enforcement actions and new rulemakings.