Regulation

WASHINGTON — Consumer advocates are calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide greater protections for prepaid debit card accounts.

The Treasury Department said Friday it netted $12.21 million from the sale of warrants to buy stock in 17 financial firms, including banks such as Maryland-based Eagle Bancorp Inc. and Indiana-based Horizon Bancorp.

The federal government could avoid many unnecessary bank failures by making targeted preferred equity investments in community banks with a Camels 3 rating.

WASHINGTON — The nominee to run the Federal Housing Administration Thursday said she opposes extending higher limits on federally-insured loans.

The former Kansas City Fed chief wins bipartisan praise for FDIC Vice Chair slot, while key senator voices support for Senate votes on three agency positions.

WASHINGTON - A group of House Democrats is pressuring Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to allow a vote on the confirmation of a director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Federal Reserve has banned a former executive of Security Bank in Tulsa, Okla., from the banking industry.

Regulators said Thursday that banks with more than $10 billion of assets as of June 30 will be subject to the supervision of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for at least a year.

Following an investigative report by 60 Minutes, support has grown rapidly this week for legislation that seeks to stop members of Congress from profiting from their own inside knowledge.

The study by a consumer advocacy group finds that 3.6 million households that received mortgages during the housing bubble remain at immediate risk of foreclosure.