Regulation

The Federal Reserve Board has issued enforcement orders against two community bank holding companies requiring them to serve as sources of strength for their struggling bank subsidiaries.

John Allison's new book will examine the causes of the 2008 financial crisis and argue against excessive bank regulation. The announcement comes a day after Allison was tapped to lead the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.

The House Financial Services Committee votes Wednesday on a bill that would help banks avoid a rash of frivolous lawsuits over ATM fees. The following day, the Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling that could have a similar effect as the legislation.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued a final directive to clarify how global banks must disclose the capital they use to meet regulatory requirements under Basel III.

A small Chicago bank that is largely owned by the members of an area church has warned that it could fail if it does not raise additional capital.

Big banks will soon begin submitting living wills to Washington regulators. The initial drafts should give important clues about the shape of the final documents and how effective they're likely to be in ending "too big to fail."

Do you ever have that recurring dream that it's almost the end of the semester and you have yet to write a 2,000-page essay about your death? Or is that just me and maybe a handful bank officers?

Also, it's OK just to make transactions easier and cheaper, even if consumers don't "graduate" to a bank account. And eight other lessons from the premier conference in this space.

Monitise PLC officially completed its acquisition of Clairmail Inc. on June 26, the mobile banking and payments providers announced.

Regions Financial is trying to make its products easier for customers to understand, in the latest example of a bank simplifying its disclosures.