Crime and misconduct

Alan Kaufman was one of six individuals in August to be barred from having any dealings with the affairs of a federally insured financial institution.

The FDIC and the OCC relax the rule restricting proprietary trading; home buyers with bad credit, lots of debt, or employment issues are again getting loans.

Following an article by American Banker and ProPublica that detailed how political appointees weakened the penalties paid by two large banks, the Massachusetts senator is demanding more information from the Justice Department.

This type of fraud could increase as criminals become more sophisticated and look for new ways to land a payday.

It’s the latest development in a foreign-exchange-related case that has triggered regulatory probes around the world, and it's one of the first cases to be brought under 2015 U.K. legislation that paves the way for U.S.-style class actions.

“Digital Vault” will allow customers to store encrypted documents on third-party servers; bank accuses Orcel of misdeeds.

The consumer bureau said banks are "uniquely positioned" to know if an elderly customer is being targeted by fraudsters.

Powell sees need to "keep firms on their toes" while Quarles wants easier tests; €52 million paid to leaving execs nears total paid to board.

The ban, which came to light Monday, will remain in effect until either the final disposition of Stephen Calk’s court case or until it is terminated by Comptroller Joseph Otting.

Credit unions and the rest of the financial services sector, in the spirit of recent criminal justice reform, should be more open to hiring workers with low-level criminal convictions.