Regulation

Some bankers have pronounced the data warehouse obsolete, but Dr. Jim Goodnight says it's more relevant than ever, as cheaper hardware and overlapping informational needs across the organization make sharing a large dataset companywide feasible and worthwhile.

An independent actuarial report showed the Federal Housing Administration's mortgage insurance fund's capital ratio hit 0.41% this year, which is below the earlier estimate of 1.2%.

MSB Financial Corp., a mutual thrift firm in Millington, N.J., plans to reorganize into a fully stock-owned company.

Quantitative easing hasn't led to severe price inflation as critics feared — but the large quantity of Treasury debt might.

Plaintiffs advocating for spousal rights in existing Home Equity Conversion Mortgages are renewing their motion for class certification, citing circumstances surrounding two instances of foreclosures under interim government policy.

BNC Bancorp in High Point, N.C., has agreed to buy Valley Financial in Roanoke, Va.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Jerome Powell said Friday that he does not anticipate the central bank's interest rate policy changing because of real or perceived volatility in the market.

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley will testify before a Senate panel next week on questions about whether the bank is too cozy with the industry.

The Department of Justice and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. have agreed to launch preliminary investigations into Operation Choke Point.

A report due next week on the Federal Housing Administration's financial health is expected to show that the agency's reserve fund has significantly improved over the past year.