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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to hire 75 employees in its enforcement division as it boosts investigations against "large market actors," according to an internal email obtained by American Banker.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, said that alleged union abuses should impact how regulators view corporate governance and risk management.

During a speech at a community banking research conference, the Federal Reserve Board governor emphasized the importance of an "evidence-based approach" to regulatory policy.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Board Member Jonathan McKernan raised concerns Wednesday over his agency's justification for imposing higher capital on banks, saying they could give nonbanks a more competitive edge in certain activities.

The Federal Housing Administration could increase the limits for loans it insures in this market, a congressional oversight agency said in a new report.

The Biden administration's misguided attempt to protect the banking system from itself will reduce credit available to the Americans who need it most.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged that a surprisingly robust economy has led investors to assume that the Federal Reserve would maintain high interest rates over a longer period, but said longer-term drags on the economy could upend that calculus.

The high court heard what is likely the last realistic judicial attempt to assert that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is structurally unconstitutional. It didn't go well for the plaintiffs.

In a case challenging the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, justices across the political spectrum questioned where — and whether — the Constitution placed limits on Congress' power to delegate funding for federal agencies outside of annual appropriations.

The Federal Reserve Office of Inspector General said supervisors failed to promptly address the risks associated with Silvergate Bank's rapid growth in uninsured cryptocurrency deposits, ultimately leading to the bank's voluntary self-liquidation in March 2023.

Citing Silicon Valley Bank as an example of being ill prepared, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr says the central bank can only serve as lender of last resort if banks are "ready and able" to borrow.

The Federal Reserve governor said existing reports, including one published by the Fed's inspector general last week, were too limited in scope.

The Golden State appears poised to preempt the Securities and Exchange Commission by enacting rules that would require larger firms to make detailed disclosures about their greenhouse gas emissions. Banking groups are concerned that the state regime won't align with federal rules.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would not hesitate to take rates to their lower bound again, despite the challenges that rising rates have posed to banks. Economists and policy experts say other parts of the crisis playbook warrant reconsideration.

Kathy Kraninger, who served as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from 2018 to 2021, has been named to lead the bank trade group in Florida.

The Supreme Court said Friday it would grant North Dakota convenience store Corner Post Inc.'s appeal to a lower court ruling as to when the statute of limitations for challenging a Federal Reserve interchange fee rule begins under the Administrative Procedure Act.

Increasing federal deposit insurance limits is not the answer to the banking system's woes. It would cause riskier behavior and more red tape. And it wouldn't prevent bank runs.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg said despite earlier proposals for reforming deposit insurance following this spring's bank failures, congressional interest in major reforms has waned and prospects for legislative changes are dim.

Public policy experts debated the effect of rising rates on the mortgage market, the impact on homebuyers and ways that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could exit conservatorship at the National Mortgage News Digital Mortgage Conference.

The Federal Reserve Inspector General's report on the failure of Silicon Valley Bank found that officials at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco wanted to remove the CEO from its board before examiners downgraded SVB's supervisory ratings.