Regulation

Bankers received an earful about pay from the public this year. But among the audience that matters most—their own shareholders—the feedback was overwhelmingly positive.

A coalition of activist groups is planning a massive demonstration of as many as 1,000 participants at Bank of America's annual meeting in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday.

"We've been pretty aggressive" marketing the revamped refi program to customers, says a Fifth Third mortgage executive. Lenders are making so much money on secondary market sales they're practically "stealing it."

Industry stakeholders argue the central bank's massive proposal to implement a series of new rules, including new capital and liquidity standards, would curb credit availability and create a one-size-fits-all regulatory model.

Paul Nash, a former lobbyist, will advise the new comptroller after heading FDIC's legislative operations during run-up to Dodd-Frank.

Over and over we heard at the Milken Institute Global Conference that there's a "clog in the transmission mechanism" of the economy.

In the aftermath of the crisis, Congress keeps piling on rules to enforce, without proportionately increasing the number or competence of examiners. Is it any wonder overstretched supervisors never asked, "What if home prices stop going up?"

Gov. Daniel Tarullo met in private with big bank CEOs and talked in public about the progress of regulatory reform last week. American Banker’s editors discuss the takeaways.

At a congressional hearing Monday, an FHFA official sought to manage expectations regarding a program that many see as a key step in clearing the nation's inventory of foreclosed homes.

A coalition of consumer and community groups is urging regulators to crack down on a Florida bank that is issuing prepaid cards for payday lender CheckSmart.