Regulation

It's not just the anonymity. Like cash and Bitcoin transactions, Liberty Reserve transfers were non-reversible, and that's important to certain merchants.

Law enforcement officials have arrested 11 people suspected in a $200 million global credit card fraud operation, according to the Serious Organized Crime Agency, a unit of the British government.

Banks' defense against litigation over the sale of bad mortgage-backed securities to Fannie and Freddie hinges on the unseemly idea that it is unreasonable to assume that the world's largest banks would comply with the Securities Act of 1933.

Law enforcement officials have arrested 11 people suspected in a $200 million global credit card fraud operation, according to the Serious Organized Crime Agency, a unit of the British government.

In a final rule meant to limit the systemic effects of company failures, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. defined which financial firms are subject to Dodd-Frank resolutions.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's long-awaited proposal to reform the money market mutual fund industry has left observers wondering whether the agency compromised too much in an effort to get a plan out the door.

American International Group Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche said that living wills, designed to help unwind struggling financial firms, may lead to international disputes.

The fees Fannie and Freddie charge to cover credit risk on mortgages have been surging. Large segments of the market may soon be fair game for securitization without federal backing.

American Banker's Editor-at-Large Barbara Rehm explains why the next 18 months are critical to the financial industry and why federal regulators must finish the majority of Dodd-Frank provisions by the end of 2014.

Consumer loan demand continued to rise in recent weeks as bankers noted increases in car and new home purchases, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Board.