Regulation

Former radio DJ Steve Streit has shepherded prepaid marketer Green Dot from its early days to its hard-won Fed blessing to buy a bank.

The agreement temporarily settles a partisan fight over funding for the two agencies responsible for implementing Dodd-Frank rules on derivatives.

A merchant industry group sings its own praises on debit interchange rules … and threatens new fights.

Lots of bankers have lost their focus on customers, lending and costs. Instead they tune in on distractions, such as politics and regulatory policy. I don't think that's good, but let's use it to shape a strategy that gets results.

Official Washington turned out in force last week to fete Neil Milner's retirement after 15 years heading the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.

Richard Syron, the former chief executive officer of Freddie Mac, and Daniel Mudd, ex-CEO of Fannie Mae, were sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over disclosures they made about subprime loans.

Legislation in the Senate could be key for small banks to deregister from the SEC.

A lawsuit brought by a group of retail associations and retailers against the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System asks the courts to find the board's rules to implement the debit card swipe fee requirements of the Durbin amendment to be "arbitrary, capricious and an abuse of discretion."

Banks have been much maligned for nickel-and-diming their customers, but in another area — cardholder fraud protections — they are being praised as consumer champions.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will begin taking tips from whistleblowers about violations of federal consumer financial laws.