Regulation

Often ignored in the current political environment, Mitt Romney gave clues to his banking positions before, during and after the financial crisis.

The Federal Reserve Board has ordered Southwest Florida Community Bancorp Inc. to maintain its health so that it can serve as a source of strength for its ailing bank subsidiary, First Community Bank of Southwest Florida in Fort Myers.

Cordray sides with other board members on FDIC stress test proposal, while also showing off his sense of humor.

The bureau is holding a hearing on payday lending this week in Birmingham, Ala. — the heart of the districts served by two of its biggest critics.

Dozens of small banks in California remain under enforcement actions, leading some industry observers to predict an impending wave of regulator-led consolidation.

If financial-services companies have any reservations about being appointed the front-line enforcers for copyright protections under proposed anti-piracy legislation, now would be their time to strike.

Wikipedia and the White House have weighed in against SOPA. If payments processors and banks don't want to be front-line enforcers of copyrights, now's the time to lobby for changes.

Citigroup's traditional banking businesses improved but could not offset a fourth-quarter revenue slump in investment banking, which Chief Executive Vikram Pandit has relied on to help revive the bank.

The key is to make sure that the homeowner is giving up something of value in return for relief of some portion of the mortgage obligation.

At its first board meeting this year, the FDIC unveiled stress test requirements for large state nonmember banks and revised its plan to require firms to file living wills.