Regulation

CEO John Stumpf offered candid views on monetary policy, the housing crisis, capital rules and even consumer protection during a panel discussion late Wednesday.

Several merchant groups are asking members of Congress to hear their opposition to the swipe-fee settlement announced in July.

After being named head of the Financial Services Roundtable on Thursday, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty laid out his agenda for the trade group, saying banks need to do more to police themselves.

A group of Republican state attorneys general has chosen not to sign cooperation agreements with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, part of a rising Republican revolt against the agency.

China blocks U.S. banks from operating there. We should reciprocate. There's nothing to gain from giving keys to our banking system to entities owned and controlled by an adversary state.

The Financial Services Roundtable announced Thursday morning that it has picked former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, 51, as its next chief executive.

What is good for the big banks is not necessarily good for the economy and the growth of jobs, writes the chairman of Signature Bank in New York.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asked state attorneys general to sign a cooperation agreement to protect shared confidential information, but most Republican AGs are declining to sign.

In an attempt to compensate for higher foreclosure related losses, the Federal Housing Finance Agency is proposing that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charge higher fees on new loans in five states.

Controlled by the government for the past four years, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are already shadows of their former, formidable selves. But what the FHFA has planned will essentially make them mirror images of each other, separate companies on paper only.