Regulation

The OCC promoted David Wilson to oversee supervision policy for all national banks, even though he is married to a high-level executive at Bank of America. Although it quietly reversed itself later, the incident raises more questions about how close the agency is to the banks it regulates.

BDO Consulting was hired as the primary firm responsible for monitoring compliance with the $25 billion settlement.

Large banks generally have tackled new rules requiring ATMs to have voice-navigation features for the visually impaired, but for small banks it's another story.

A significant reason JPMorgan Chase can't be regulated effectively is that its size, amplified by the CEO's voice, puts the bank above and beyond the reach of regulators, writes Andrew Kahr.

In an effort to coordinate with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, regulators moved ahead with an agreement that will minimize duplicative efforts and regulatory burden on institutions with $10 billion or more in assets.

It's official. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Securities and Exchange Commission have the same watchdog monitoring their work, temporarily at least.

Former U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd weighed in on JPMorgan Chase's highly publicized trading loss, pointing to it as validation of the need for the landmark financial reform legislation of which he was a co-author.

The Federal Reserve Board turns 100 this December. To mark the event the U.S. central bank is pulling together an inventory of historical materials.

Illinois Rep. Donald Manzullo used a congressional hearing Friday on cyber-security to share some of his own, largely negative experiences with computers.

The stress tests failed to predict the losses that could result from hedges by JPMorgan, but the bank's high level of capital helped ensure it didn't trigger a broader problem for the firm or the system. Still, the existing capital requirements are inadequate, experts say.