Regulation

Deals will stall in the short term as volatility complicates stock-related transactions and creates uncertainty. But a low-rate environment will crimp growth and ultimately drive consolidation.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is claiming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has overstepped its bounds by soliciting comments on its nonbank supervision program.

Standard Bank Ltd. in South Africa is slashing the minimum monthly repayment rate across all its credit cards to help customers manage their expenses more efficiently, the issuer announced August 11.

In a blog post, top administration official disputes media report that it has decided on the future of housing finance reform.

In comment letters to the regulators, the largest banks offered a litany of complaints about the plan, saying it fails to define key terms, is overly broad and includes some unworkable provisions.

The GOP presidential hopeful went too far in suggesting that Bernanke's policies are "treasonous."

Credit unions should get a better understanding of MasterCard’s intentions regarding supporting a two-tiered debit interchange system.

A survey of loan officers released by the Federal Reserve Board said that lending standards today are tighter for a variety of business and consumer loans than at any time since 2005.

The FDIC's return to black has led to calls for banks to get back some of the prepayments they made into the agency's Deposit Insurance Fund.

Every time it seems Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is about to step down, rumors that Jamie Dimon may take his place gain traction.