Politics

The South Carolina Republican will take over for Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., as part of a reshuffling of subcommittee assignments.

Policymakers should not let mortgage REITs, hedge funds and other firms gain membership through captive insurance companies.

Readers react to Sen. Elizabeth Warren's investigation into former acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney's job talks, weigh Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's potential impact on the Financial Services Committee, consider the future of cryptocurrency and more.

The lineup of new members to the House Financial Services Committee includes several rising Democratic stars.

The new chair of the House Financial Services Committee has an ambitious set of priorities, but newly elected progressives could set up a conflict with more moderate Democrats on the panel.

The Federal Reserve has suggested it could join the market for instant interbank payments, but private-sector entrants would be better.

A recent proposal to allow the government-sponsored enterprise to offer more credit in agricultural regions is deeply flawed.

The freshman congresswoman will likely join the Financial Services Committee, where she could use her populist momentum to bring criticisms of the country's biggest banks even further into the mainstream.

A lapse in rental-assistance funding, an understaffed FHA and other effects of the government shutdown are causing real harm to families, said the chair of the House Financial Services Committee.

Problems with the new accounting standard could be solved by modifying how reserves are calculated so that changes are more in line with industry growth.

Readers weigh in on pushback by appraisers to a new regulatory proposal, consider credit card issuers' role in the gun debate, respond to recent credit union mergers and more.

The central bank’s investments under its quantitative easing program have put its balance sheet in the red under mark-to-market accounting, another potential risk for an agency already under political fire.

The bill would require at least one gender diverse and one racially or ethnically diverse candidate to be interviewed for Fed regional bank president vacancies.

The agency wants mortgage servicers to extend special forbearance plans to those affected by the partial government shutdown and evaluate borrowers for loss-mitigation options.

The banking industry is unduly worried that recent credit union deals could open the door for anyone to join.

The banking industry is unduly worried that recent credit union deals could open the door for anyone to join.

Issuers should take seriously critics’ claims that they need to monitor the sale of guns more closely, before policymakers force the issue.

A Financial Services subcommittee planned by Democrats to root out discrimination and expand financial inclusion could put institutions on the hot seat, but it could also foster regulatory relief.

A Financial Services subcommittee planned by Democrats to root out discrimination and expand financial inclusion could put banks on the hot seat, but it could also foster regulatory relief.

Despite some growing support for central banks issuing digital currencies, the practice raises important privacy concerns and questions about the structure of the banking system.