Regulation

Occupy protestors staged sit-ins at a foreclosed home in Minneapolis that resulted in 20 arrests. Problem is, the homeowners had vacated the property weeks before the protestors arrived.

True markets are transparent, competitive, regulated and fair. None of these adjectives accurately describes the CDS business.

When the going gets rough, you find out who your friends are. In Jamie Dimon's case, they're legion. He's recently been endorsed by, among others: Spencer Bachus (chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services), Richard Fisher (CEO of the Dallas Fed) and even Brian Moynihan (his competitor).

Regulators shuttered four banks Friday evening — totaling $676 million of assets — that combined are estimated to cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. about $80 million.

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In interviews with two dozen bankers, regulators and outside experts, most point to a significant improvement between how bankers and examiners interact.

Citigroup Inc. will submit a second capital plan to the Federal Reserve — without a request a capital distribution to shareholders.

The former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission joined lawmakers on Friday that were protesting GOP-proposed cuts to the agency's funding.

The Federal Housing Administration announced plans Friday to expand a program that encourages the sale of distressed mortgages to new investors.

The non-profit group said four of the top 12 banks including BB&T Corp., HSBC Finance Corp., Regions Financial, and Capital One Financial Corp. did not disclose the size of overdraft penalty fees in writing either on checking account home pages or on the Web pages describing specific accounts.