Law and regulation

The FTC has reached a settlement against Freedom Companies, those behind a scam operating from the Dominican Republic that peddled fake mortgage assistance to Spanish-speaking homeowners in the U.S.

Shelter Insurance joins the growing list of insurers that are unwinding their banks amid mounting costs related to Dodd-Frank.

Federal regulators announced Monday an $8.5 billion settlement with 10 banks as a result of alleged foreclosure abuses.

The Federal Reserve Board has terminated an enforcement action against Farmers State Bank in Victor, Mont.

Dan Berger, the credit union group's executive vice president of government affairs, will succeed Fred Becker as chief executive.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision backed away from a strict international liquidity standard, giving more recognition to domestic funding structures.

The Charlotte bank says Monday's settlement is a significant step toward resolving its crisis-era woes, but other legal risks — particularly in connection with private-label mortgages — remain.

A "simplified" foreclosure review settlement is in borrowers' best interests, even though details remain sketchy, officials from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency argued Monday.

The Massachusetts Democrat, known for helping craft the Dodd-Frank reform law, may be putting his retirement on hold.

Some feel the looser standards will have a positive effect on the economy, while others argue the easing simply represents the latest example of regulators giving banks their way.

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, the third highest-ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee, is taking a leave of absence from the panel to focus on immigration reform.

As Washington continues the perpetual debate over how to regulate the industry post-crisis, these leaders will likely set the tone.

Shelter Insurance joins the growing list of insurance companies to unwind its bank after it faced having more than $1 million in annual costs tied to Dodd-Frank.

Business borrowing from commercial banks appears to have jumped at an annual rate of 11% in the fourth quarter, reversing two quarters of fading momentum.

A deal between regulators and 10 major mortgage banks will end a troubled foreclosure review process. However, the latest plan faces troubles of its own.

Every year that passes, politicians, bankers and even some financial regulators forget how illiquidity helped the 2008 financial crisis spread like wildfire.

Michael Corbat is reorganizing Citi's top ranks for the first time since taking over in October, promoting longtime executives Jamie Forese and Manuel Medina-Mora to co-presidents.

The deal clears up a major source of uncertainty at the banking giant and is likely to lead the way for similar settlements between Fannie and other big mortgage originators.

Bank of America (BAC) will pay Fannie Mae $3.6 billion to settle claims in connection with mortgage loans the bank sold to Fannie over a nine-year period starting in January 2000.

Global central bank chiefs gave lenders four more years to meet international liquidity requirements and watered down the measures in a bid to stave off another credit crunch.