Law and regulation

The news that President Obama might move his Charlotte convention speech to Bank of America Stadium provoked a deluge of sarcasm from across the ideological spectrum.

Two Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee have averted a collision at the ballot box.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is a long shot for the Republican presidential nomination, and that may just be a good thing for employees at the Federal Reserve Board.

Federal Reserve Gov. Elizabeth Duke said Friday the central bank will soon take steps to alleviate the regulatory burden on community banks as they sift through thousands of pages of new rules.

A nonbank lenders' group has declared it will not pose a legal challenge over contentious question of whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has jurisdiction over its members. What's behind the decision?

The move comes as part of a broader proposed consolidation of government agencies.

A Jan. 10 Supreme Court ruling upheld the controversial practice of including mandatory-arbitration clauses in credit card contracts.

Costly regulations associated with being a bank holding company appear to have forced another insurance company to give up its bank charter.

A Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday upheld the controversial practice of including mandatory arbitration clauses in credit card contracts.

Making banks show the rigor of their analysis through what-if exercises is all well and good. But investors would be better served if auditors had to tell more about the risks their clients are taking.

All of China’s bank-led payment platforms and third-party payment providers would have to ensure their customers use their real names when paying online under regulations the People’s Bank of China proposed Jan. 5.

Dutch financial services company ING Group said Friday that it may have to sell more assets to repay state aid, as it grapples to meet stricter banking rules and protect itself against choppy markets.

Bank of America has told regulators that it is willing to retreat from some parts of the country if its financial problems deepen, according to people familiar with the situation.

Private equity's impact on job creation has come to forefront over the last week of the Republican presidential candidate primaries, as critics took aim at Mitt Romney's Bain Capital career.

Tom Grady, tapped last year as Florida's banking commissioner, want to cuts regulatory costs to help state's survivors recover.

New Jersey has a long and rich history of nurturing inventions and inventors. The works of Edison, Einstein and Roebling continue to improve our lives.

Big banks may not be very happy about the newly-empowered Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but they're hoping to leave the unpleasant task of challenging the new agency to their nonbank competitors.

As European banks continue to establish standards for a Single Euro Payments Area, not nearly as much attention has focused on a similar process for ecommerce or mobile payments in the euro zone.

Bank lobbyists tend to dismiss the importance of the consumer agency as a voting issue in the presidential campaign. Here's why they shouldn't.

Richard Cordray told a group of reporters Thursday that businesses should support the bureau's mission, and said he plans to work with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to ensure the agency is mindful of industry concerns as well.