Regulation

The government agency has waived a compliance requirement for smaller community banks, removing a costly barrier of entry for hundreds of institutions.

With the new year, the Financial Stability Oversight Council has greater opportunity to take leadership roles in other areas.

Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) on Monday announced plans to introduce legislation to take away the Treasury Department's ability to mint money to pay the federal government's bills.

Sen. Michael Crapo, an Idaho Republican, expected to take over as ranking member on the Senate Banking Committee this year, was named chief deputy whip for his party on Tuesday.

Community banks participating in a government program upped their lending to small businesses by $7.4 billion over baseline levels during the third quarter, according to a report released Tuesday by the Treasury Department.

A group of angel investors including SecondMarket founder Barry Silbert has invested $510,000 in BitPay, a firm that processes payments for merchants in the digital currency Bitcoin.

The FTC has reached a settlement against Freedom Companies, those behind a scam operating from the Dominican Republic that peddled fake mortgage assistance to Spanish-speaking homeowners in the U.S.

Shelter Insurance joins the growing list of insurers that are unwinding their banks amid mounting costs related to Dodd-Frank.

Federal regulators announced Monday an $8.5 billion settlement with 10 banks as a result of alleged foreclosure abuses.

The Federal Reserve Board has terminated an enforcement action against Farmers State Bank in Victor, Mont.