Regulation

If banks consider licensed and regularly supervised pawnbrokers with many compliance responsibilities to be too risky to bank, then what Main Street businesses are safe?

Former Fed Chair Paul Volcker became the latest in a long line of policymakers to outline how they would choose to restructure the financial regulatory system in an effort to make it more efficient, saying "now is the time" to correct the Dodd-Frank Act's failure to simplify the system. Following are selected attempts and what they proposed.

New York bank regulator Benjamin Lawsky said his investigation into currency trading could go on for months, even after settlements with the U.S. Justice Department. Lawsky spoke at a conference in New York today.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was set to issue a proposal Tuesday that would require big banks to keep more detailed records on insured deposits to help expedite payouts in the event of a failure.

Consumers should receive the same level of protection whether they choose to do business with a bank or with marketplace lenders and other challengers.

Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker said his proposal fixes a "lapse" in Dodd-Frank, but some observers are split over its significance.

Google will provide deposit insurance backing for funds stored with its wallet service, positioning the technology giant along with stored-value providers that use the FDIC's "pass-through" coverage. Here's why that matters.

Golden State regulators want to bar Internet lenders from linking electronically to borrowers' bank accounts and instead require them to accept paper checks as repayment. The proposal is a technological step backward, and it could ultimately force many online lenders to pull out of the nation's largest state.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday that it has ordered Fort Knox National Company to pay more than $3 million in restitution on grounds that a subsidiary hid certain fees charged to servicemembers.

The Federal Reserve, criticized by lawmakers for being too cozy with Wall Street, is considering tougher measures to restrict bank examiners from leaving to take jobs at firms they have overseen.