Regulation

With even President Obama weighing in on the need to approve Richard Cordray as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head, the Democrats see a chance to paint their obstructionist rivals at anti-consumer.

Under proposals by Rep. Scott Garrett and Sen. Bob Corker, the Federal Housing Finance Agency would once again see its role transformed.

The bank's announcement that it will adopt an easy-to-read disclosure form for checking account fees draws applause from Senate Democrats.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has simplified the disclosure forms for its checking accounts, becoming the first large back to adopt model disclosures proposed by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

WASHINGTON – Key congressional backers of a 2009 law that strengthened consumer protections for credit card users are now concerned that the Federal Reserve Board has gone too far with regulations that could restrict credit to stay-at-home mothers.

Why did PricewaterhouseCoopers allow MF Global financial statements to be issued with a clean audit opinion? Why wasn't there a "going concern" warning?

The Volcker Rule is a mass of complexity. PWC's Dan Ryan explains how it's likely to evolve and what bankers need to do to cope.

The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau talks about the challenges of building a new agency, quelling fear of the bureau among the industry, working with other regulators, and preparing for 2012.

The community banking sector is starving for capital, and yet debate is dominated by complaints about regulatory burden. Instead, banks need to push regulators to let private equity investors assist small institutions.

Kenya has introduced rules to compel banks and card networks to improve their security standards to check the rise in ATM fraud in the East African country.