Financial institutions

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced a bill to create a permanent law enforcement unit to investigate criminal activity at large banks, just as the Senate was close to passing a regulatory relief package.

Organizers in Winston-Salem are planning to raise at least $25 million to form Community Bank of the Carolinas.

Smaller bank stocks have outperformed the big banks with the prospect of Dodd-Frank rollbacks; Trump “very strongly” pondering TV analyst for adviser role.

Though the Senate regulatory relief bill falls well short of a far-reaching House bill, critics argue it could still increase the chance of another bank bailout by the government and weaken consumer protections. Here are the measures causing the most debate.

The interagency will establish a venue for bank holding companies that restructure to argue in favor of their being dedesignated as "systemically important," similar to the process afforded other firms.

The merger of the Financial Services Roundtable and The Clearing House Association is likely to bring a more analytical approach to the combined group’s dealings with lawmakers, emphasizing detailed research over simplified talking points.

Former Rep. Barney Frank rejected concerns voiced by other Democrats that a Senate bill rolling back some provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act will fuel another financial crisis.

Lawmakers on Tuesday continued debating a thicket of proposed additions to a crucial regulatory relief bill on their way to a final vote likely to occur as early as midweek.

The insurance company has made no effort to shrink or simplify since being designated as systemically important, and regulators should not remove heightened federal oversight until it does.

From inappropriate touching to belittling comments, women advisors confront workplace environments that are far from welcoming.

KS Bancorp disclosed in a legal filing that an takeover effort by First Citizens is spooking lenders and prompting prospects to delay and cancel plans to move deposits and lending relationships.

The mutual has agreed to buy Cape Ann Insurance, which specializes in personal insurance products.

If community banks fail to keep up with higher rates offered by online banks, credit unions and (soon) big banks, their liquidity may deteriorate even faster.

If community banks fail to keep up with higher rates offered by online banks, credit unions and (soon) big banks, their liquidity may deteriorate even faster.

The latest version of a bill to give regulatory relief to small institutions includes language designed to ensure that large foreign bank holding companies do not also see their supervision eased.

More than 50 amendments had been filed by Wednesday afternoon to be considered as part of a Senate regulatory relief bill, but it was unclear which proposed changes if any have the approval of the legislation's key sponsors.

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting will bow out of certain regulatory matters involving CIT and U.S. Bank, where he held leadership roles, and three others.

Even as Congress and the Trump administration move to ease post-crisis banking rules they say have gone too far, there's still evidence a central problem of the last crisis hasn't been fixed.

Deposit prices are starting to rise, deposit growth is slowing, commercial loan growth remains tepid (with some exceptions) and concerns are mounting about the economic toll of U.S. trade policy, bank executives said just a few weeks ahead of the end of the quarter.

Banking and affordable housing advocates are encouraged by a provision in the tax reform legislation that could increase investment in underserved communities by allowing investors to defer capital gains taxes when they reinvest in federally chartered Opportunity Funds.