Regulation

The House and Senate banking panels have a packed schedule this week, returning from a weeklong holiday recess with hearings on the Dodd-Frank Act and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that could produce some fireworks.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren may have a reputation as the banking industry's toughest foe, but behind the scenes she's formed a growing alliance with community banks, a widespread and politically powerful group.

The Fancy, an online shop with items culled by customers, raised $53 million from investors including American Express Co., billionaire Len Blavatnik and actor Will Smith, people familiar with the matter said.

A former debt collector was found guilty last week of three counts of aggravated identity theft, three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiring to defraud the United States by filing fraudulent federal income tax returns, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

A Texas-based debt settlement company last week was accused of multiple violations of Oregon's Unlawful Trade Practices Act and has been banned from doing business in the state.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin (ABCW) has defaulted on a loan from a group of banks led by U.S. Bancorp (USB) after the Federal Reserve Board rejected a request to extend the loan.

A group of payments companies experienced in international business have formed a network to support e-commerce merchants as they plan their global expansion.

Rep. Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, praised regulators on Friday for their changes to the final Basel III capital standards announced earlier in the week.

The Township of Mount Holly, New Jersey and a local citizens' group are seeking to settle a dispute now before the Supreme Court that threatens to undercut the Obama administration's crackdown on alleged discrimination in lending.

The Office of the Comptroller Currency ordered JPMorgan Chase to refund fees to certain retirement account customers whom it steered into its own mutual funds. The move reflected regulators' broader concerns about conflicts of interest in its giant asset management business.