Regulation

Dan Berger, the credit union group's executive vice president of government affairs, will succeed Fred Becker as chief executive.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision backed away from a strict international liquidity standard, giving more recognition to domestic funding structures.

The Charlotte bank says Monday's settlement is a significant step toward resolving its crisis-era woes, but other legal risks — particularly in connection with private-label mortgages — remain.

A "simplified" foreclosure review settlement is in borrowers' best interests, even though details remain sketchy, officials from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency argued Monday.

The Massachusetts Democrat, known for helping craft the Dodd-Frank reform law, may be putting his retirement on hold.

Some feel the looser standards will have a positive effect on the economy, while others argue the easing simply represents the latest example of regulators giving banks their way.

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, the third highest-ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee, is taking a leave of absence from the panel to focus on immigration reform.

As Washington continues the perpetual debate over how to regulate the industry post-crisis, these leaders will likely set the tone.

Shelter Insurance joins the growing list of insurance companies to unwind its bank after it faced having more than $1 million in annual costs tied to Dodd-Frank.

Business borrowing from commercial banks appears to have jumped at an annual rate of 11% in the fourth quarter, reversing two quarters of fading momentum.