Regulation

Bank of America would consider selling its retail-branch network in Texas and its U.S. Trust unit if the giant bank is forced to raise capital in a market shock or severe economic downturn, according to a document provided to U.S. regulators.

Earlier this week, it looked like Congress might again turn to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in order to pay for an extension of payroll tax cuts, extended unemployment insurance benefits, and higher Medicare reimbursement rates.

Five months after giving verbal assurances to the Federal Reserve and consumer groups that it would accept Federal Housing Administration applications with minimum FICO scores of 580, Capital One is not originating such loans.

A new report that found systemic flaws in San Francisco's foreclosure process could be fodder for securities investors to make claims against banks and mortgage servicers, its author says.

The Treasury Department has agreed to take a haircut on its equity in Broadway Financial in Los Angeles to help the company bring in new capital.

Executives hail new effort at dialogue and hold out hope for 'tiered regulation,' but the extent of actual reforms remains to be seen.

The House Financial Services Committee passed a bill to ensure that data given to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will remain confidential. The panel also voted to repeal a controversial section of Dodd-Frank that requires FDIC-insured institutions to spin off their swaps desks.

WASHINGTON–With its nonbank supervision program finally under way, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to bring debt collectors and consumer reporting firms under its oversight umbrella.

WASHINGTON — A Federal Reserve Board official came under pressure from senators Thursday to reveal more information about the potential effects of the European debt crisis on the U.S. banking system.

What the former Fed chairman does not tell us, because he cannot, is the name of a single bank that went under and required taxpayer support because of proprietary trading gone bad.