Law and regulation

Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., is readying a package of bills, one of which could provide financial tech firms with national standards, so that they wouldn't have to comply with the various state regulations.

Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry said today that the existing framework for assigning Community Reinvestment Act assessment areas based on branches will have to be reconsidered "sooner or later."

House Financial Services Committee members asked CFPB Director Richard Cordray tough questions this week — but they let their own theatrics trump substance, using their time to berate the CFPB chief rather than engaging in substantive discussion.

The Independent Community Bankers of America and the Credit Union National Association sent a joint letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board urging changes to a proposal to alter how financial institutions establish reserves for loan losses.

Creating a bipartisan commission to manage the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will make the agency's rules longer-lasting and place needed checks on the director's authority.

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A cybersecurity panel at the Women in Finance and Technology Symposium Thursday explored ways to enhance communication and collaboration between different branches of government working to strengthen the nation's cyberdefenses.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has named a new head of banking supervision and a compliance and community affairs deputy.

Atlantic Bancshares in Bluffton, S.C., has raised about $4 million to redeem shares issued through the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

As one of the most antagonistic lobbying battles in Washington escalates -- where financial institutions like JPMorgan Chase and Visa are sparring with companies such as Walmart over credit card swipe fees -- a powerful ally is again sticking up for the retailers.