Regulation

A simpler calculation isn't necessarily the right one. If a capital ratio misrepresents a bank's risk or creates incentives to take on more of it, simple is scarcely an improvement.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William C. Dudley said the central bank's new stimulus is vital for boosting "unacceptably slow" improvement in economic growth.

New HMDA data show FHA- and VA-supported loans holding a huge share of the market as overall home loans and refis are still on the decline.

Fannie Mae has named the former chief litigation counsel for Pfizer (PFE) as its general counsel and corporate secretary.

The Federal Reserve Board has lifted a written agreement with a Taiwanese company and its Los Angeles branch that stemmed from their Bank Secrecy Act compliance.

We can only speculate about the real purpose for the Volcker Rule.

The 59% increase in the government subsidy reflects an increase in loan defaults, not loan demand.

Patrick M. Parkinson, former head of supervision for the Federal Reserve Board, has joined Promontory Financial Group.

Adopting universal terminology will allow financial institutions to quickly identify, understand and share information about threats, plan for different scenarios and build the systems required to effectively defend their interests.

Although Federal Housing Administration-backed loans showed a downward trickle last year, federal mortgage insurance still makes up a sizeable chunk of the housing market, new government data said Tuesday.