Law and regulation

The new liquidity coverage ratio requirements will compel the country's largest banks to take data integrity and timely, accurate reporting more seriously, writes Mayra Rodríguez Valladares.

Edward J. DeMarco, who worked to shrink Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) as their U.S. overseer after the 2008 financial crisis, started a new job this week: senior fellow at the Milken Institute's Center for Financial Markets.

Updated rules to govern banking after the financial crisis are creating complexity and encouraging lenders to contemplate bailouts, according to Sheila Bair, former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

On a day when the banking agencies finalized the new liquidity measure for large institutions, they also issued rules dealing with swaps margin requirements and how institutions calculate their overall leverage exposure.

The Federal Reserve Board’s Beige Book said that lenders are cautious on residential lending but "fiercely competitive" over commercial lending.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a warning to credit card companies that use deceptive marketing to mask hidden charges within promotional interest rates.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a warning Wednesday to credit card companies that use deceptive marketing to mask hidden charges within promotional interest rates.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a warning Wednesday to credit card companies that use deceptive marketing to mask hidden charges within promotional interest rates.

Each quarter banks report their worst-case estimates of costs tied to lawsuits and regulatory probes. Some banks reported lower figures in recent quarters, but others are braced to spend more to resolve legacy issues. New legal threats loom, too.

WASHINGTON — Regulators were set Wednesday to consider a final liquidity rule for large banks that makes a number of concessions to the industry.

Ex-Im is one of the rare government agencies that's running smoothly, according to Tod Burwell: it returns a profit to taxpayers and makes American businesses more competitive. So why are some legislators gunning for its closure?

Although unintentional, missteps in communications by regulators can create headwinds for companies developing payments innovation.

The Senate Banking Committee is slated to hold a hearing on the Dodd-Frank Act next week with a number of top financial regulators.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a proposal Tuesday designed to exclude captive insurers from the Home Loan Bank system.

As concerns mount that Somali-Americans will lose their pipeline for sending money home, Washington's response has been marked by what critics see as secrecy, buck-passing and a lack of interagency coordination.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has finalized a set of risk management supervisory standards for banks with over $50 billion in assets.

Redwood Trust and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago are revving up a program to buy and securitize jumbo loans and looking for signs that other FHLBs will participate.

Summer has come and gone in the nation's capital with regulators gearing up for an array of autumn policy moves affecting the financial services sector.

The historic basis for credit union tax exemptions has become outdated, according to Frank Keating of the American Bankers Association.

Following one of worst quarters in six years, federally-insured banks and thrifts experienced a rebound in retail mortgage originations in the second quarter.