Regulation

The Islamic terrorist group that claimed responsibility for the devastating attacks in Paris last week is actively promoting the use of virtual currencies as a funding device, but such currencies are not more vulnerable to terrorist financing than other means, according to the head of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

The Federal Housing Administration's unexpected windfall is already generating industry talk about another premium cut by the agency — but FHA officials insist such discussion is premature.

A familiar fight is brewing on Capitol Hill over a yearend budget deal, as questions loom around whether Dodd-Frank changes will be included in the final package.

Advocates of keeping the single-director model to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should not write off the virtues of a commission so quickly.

The Federal Housing Administration reported better than expected financial results on Monday, with the ratio of reserves to guaranteed loans soaring past its minimum threshold to reach 2.07%.

Overhauling the splintered multiagency regulatory framework is necessary to promote the stability of the financial system as a whole.

Presidential contender Hillary Clinton was put on the defensive about her donations from large financial institutions in the second debate Saturday of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination.

While government officials acknowledge that so-called derisking, in which banks sever ties with businesses considered high risk, is a growing problem, it's increasingly clear they believe it's mostly up to the banks to solve it.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reissued a document on Friday that clarifies when a deposit is considered brokered.

The Dodd-Frank Act was supposed to end the regulatory advantages that came from holding a thrift charter. But in the case of USAA, it hasn't worked that way.