Law and regulation

Judicial review of regulators' economic analyses can help validate whether a rule will solve a real problem at a reasonable cost.

WASHINGTON – Due to its declining receivership responsibilities, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday that it will again reduce its operating budget for fiscal year 2017.

The payments messaging network Swift has told its client banks that the threat of cyberattacks "is very persistent, adaptive and sophisticated — and it is here to stay."

The California Department of Insurance launched an investigation Monday into allegations that Wells Fargo employees signed up consumers for Prudential Insurance policies without their authorization.

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve is accepting applications for a compliance extension for banks to divest or otherwise align certain proprietary illiquid assets with the Volcker Rule.

A former director at Pinnacle Financial Partners who pleaded guilty to insider trading agreed to pay a heftier fine after a judge rejected the initial penalty as being too low.

Industry observers worry that the Dodd-Frank Act's Title II — which gives the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. authority to oversee the resolution of a complex financial institution — could be the first thing under fire when the Trump administration undertakes financial reform.

WASHINGTON – Federal regulators on Monday finalized a rule that lowers the barriers for banks to qualify for extended examination cycles

While other banking laws may be headed to the chopping block, the Community Reinvestment Act can address the needs of communities defined by their economic struggles.

Manufactured housing advocates are "guardedly optimistic" that the Federal Housing Finance Agency will soon issue a long-awaited final rule that they hope will expand the secondary market for mobile homes.