Regulation

A suggestion by Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo that policymakers should cap the size of the largest banks may have a chilling effect on future mergers and acquisitions.

The New York Democrat denies allegations by challenger Christopher Wight that she's abandoned her campaign and is taking votes for granted.

Former FDIC chairman Sheila Bair, who vocally criticized the Citigroup bailouts in her new book, said Friday that she sees few growth prospects for the bank.

In a recent video interview, former FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair discusses the problems the company still faces and whether she regrets not downgrading Citigroup during the financial crisis.

Many community banks could find themselves in the same dilemma as LNB in Ohio, which is weighing the pleas of activist shareholder Umberto Fedeli to repurchase its Tarp shares from private investors. It has to choose between paying higher dividends or a costly capital raise.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo advocated size caps on banks and raised concerns about the lack of a definition of "financial stability" in the Dodd-Frank Act, during a speech.

The Consumer Bankers Association has elected Iberiabank executive Bob Kottler as its new chairman for 2013, the group said in a press release Thursday.

The Sunshine State is on its third banking commissioner — Drew Breakspear — in slightly more than a year.

Despite assurances from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that confidential information is protected, any discussions with lawyers about lending policies and procedures could wind up haunting lenders at exam time.

In the second part of our video interview with Sheila Bair, the former FDIC chairman said Gov. Mitt Romney was wrong when he said a Dodd-Frank provision is a giant "kiss" to New York banks. "It was more like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick."