Policymaking

Authorities intercepted the package sent to the office of Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., on the same that pipe bombs were reportedly sent to former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

A new analysis of mortgage data demonstrates how default rates, not just approval and decline rates, can be used to evaluate findings of unfair treatment in lending.

Despite headlines touting a handful of populist candidates this election season, moderate Democrats will still have a significant role to play if the party takes the chamber in November.

Efforts to soften the ban on proprietary trading, now up for debate by regulators, put the country and taxpayers at risk once again.

Current political forces pose a number of risks for financial institutions, including their stock prices and performance, if not their very existence.

Questions surrounding Eric Blankenstein, a senior CFPB official whose racially charged writings from over a decade ago have led to calls for his resignation, have been referred to the agency's watchdog.

The Federal Housing Administration is looking to streamline its single-family loan servicing requirements to align them with industry standards and upgrade outdated technology.

A growing number of the top lawyers at major financial institutions are women. What’s it going to take to get other departments to follow suit?

Proposition 10 would give local jurisdictions a freer hand to restrict rents, but critics say that would lead to property devaluations. Some see an effect regardless of whether the measure passes.

A paper released by the agency’s Center for Financial Research says aspects of someone’s digital footprint — including whether they use Apple or Android — help predict likelihood of default.

Shannon McGahn will depart the House committee next week and will join the National Association of Realtors as senior vice president of government affairs.

The agency found that banks with less than $10 billion in assets were more prone than larger lenders to go beyond using standard criteria in evaluating borrowers.

The country is lagging behind others when it comes to ensure that a consumer's financial data is available to third parties, and regulators need to step up.

Few bankers can claim to have created a new financial market. But JPMorgan Chase Chief Regulatory Officer Sandie O’Connor can.

The country is lagging behind others when it comes to ensure that a consumer's financial data is available to third parties, and regulators need to step up.

Policymakers have begun taking positive steps to update and improve existing regulations, though there’s still a lot more work to be done.

The Massachusetts senator said a private event where Mick Mulvaney briefed donors about the party’s midterm prospects may violate the Hatch Act.

The former head of the agency’s innovation initiative, Project Catalyst, argues the bureau can take several steps to update its innovation policies.

The industry risks losing more business to fintech startups and facing increased attacks in Washington if it can’t shore up its reputation.

Mary Daly succeeds John Williams, who left the bank earlier this year to run the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.