Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created under the 2010 Dodd-Frank reform law, will take a comprehensive look at the relationship between universities and banks. Observers say it is likely to result in new regulations and restrictions on certain practices.

Merchants shouldn't have their heads in the clouds when it comes to data security — especially when they rely on cloud computing to handle payment card data.

Merchant objections to the proposed $7.25 billion swipe-fee settlement are likely to mount following another delay in an appeal ruling.

Visa's V.me digital wallet is picking up momentum and the initiative is "right on the point of the spear" of the card network's product development strategy, Visa says.

Federal Reserve Board Governor Jeremy Stein on Thursday urged policymakers to consider using some of the central bank's monetary policy to help address gaps in regulation and foster greater financial stability.

Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry has promoted the agency's key bank mediator, Ombudsman Larry Hattix, into a newly created role as Senior Deputy Comptroller for Enterprise Governance.

The Federal Housing Administration has become the latest flash point in the battle over government's role in housing finance. American Banker editors discuss.

Taken to the extreme, new guidance from the Federal Reserve will require boards to evolve into something close to shadow management.

A group of House Democrats is urging President Barack Obama to nominate a permanent director for the Federal Housing Finance Agency to replace an acting chief they say is standing in the way of aid for struggling borrowers.

The Treasury Department has decided to cancel the auction of Coastal Banking Company's Troubled Asset Relief Program shares after the bank received approval to pay dividends.