Regulation

A nonbank lenders' group has declared it will not pose a legal challenge over contentious question of whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has jurisdiction over its members. What's behind the decision?

The move comes as part of a broader proposed consolidation of government agencies.

A Jan. 10 Supreme Court ruling upheld the controversial practice of including mandatory-arbitration clauses in credit card contracts.

Costly regulations associated with being a bank holding company appear to have forced another insurance company to give up its bank charter.

A Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday upheld the controversial practice of including mandatory arbitration clauses in credit card contracts.

Making banks show the rigor of their analysis through what-if exercises is all well and good. But investors would be better served if auditors had to tell more about the risks their clients are taking.

All of China’s bank-led payment platforms and third-party payment providers would have to ensure their customers use their real names when paying online under regulations the People’s Bank of China proposed Jan. 5.

Dutch financial services company ING Group said Friday that it may have to sell more assets to repay state aid, as it grapples to meet stricter banking rules and protect itself against choppy markets.

Bank of America has told regulators that it is willing to retreat from some parts of the country if its financial problems deepen, according to people familiar with the situation.

Private equity's impact on job creation has come to forefront over the last week of the Republican presidential candidate primaries, as critics took aim at Mitt Romney's Bain Capital career.