Regulation

Despite their global reach, the largest U.S. banks mostly stayed quiet in response to President Trump’s ban stopping nationals from certain Muslim countries from entering the United States.

The failure of Seaway Bank, once the nation's biggest black-owned bank, cost the FDIC $57.2 million.

The long-running feud between banks and fintech companies over screen scraping is morphing into a more nuanced and important conversation about how to exchange consumers' financial data securely and fairly.

Critics fear a large player obtaining a charter could quickly be seen as systemically important to the economy, while supporters argue there will be safeguards in place.

Federal and state regulators on Friday announced that BB&T has agreed to a consent order over weaknesses in its Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering program.

While bankers feel more positive about the environment since the election, taking advantage of the new environment is what’s really important.

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Chinese's largest online payments company to get a footprint in the U.S.; Believers in blockchain bemoan the lack of global cooperation.

Democrats and progressive groups have drawn a line in the sand over Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray, hoping to capitalize on the successful march on Washington this past weekend to rally support for him and his agency.

Beyond reasserting Republican control over the agency for the first time since 2009, President Trump's appointment of Mark McWatters as acting NCUA chair is expected to have little immediate impact.