The U.S. made a big jump toward "faster payments," as the Federal Reserve Board approved enhancements to its automated clearing house service that will require its banks to process same-day transactions.

GOP presidential contender Jeb Bush unveiled a plan to reform the regulatory process, including at agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The only way to evaluate the appropriateness of Dodd-Frank's costs is to monitor the economic benefits that it creates. That's why the government needs to find a quantifiable way to measure the efficiency of its regulations.

Jim Nussle is celebrating his first anniversary as the head of CUNA by announcing a host of new initiatives including a dues reduction and non-voting membership classes for industry stakeholders such as vendors who serve credit unions. The announcement comes days after the trade group's board largely rejected changes recommended by its restructuring task force.

Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan gets to keep his chairman's title but still faces a major capital plan deadline in just a week and then will have to sort through the fallout from what has been a challenging third quarter for the entire industry.

Circle Internet Financial, the Bitcoin services company and wallet provider, has become the first company to receive a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services.

New York's regulation of Bitcoin businesses is "still not perfect," a Circle Internet Financial executive says, but it didn't want to pull its services from the state as some have.

Kelly Cochran has vetted every rule that comes out of the agency, making her one of the most influential people in the financial services industry.

Bank executives and outside experts finger technology as the area most in need of improvement when it comes to vetting financial institutions' ability to withstand the next bit economic shock.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it has appointed new consumer finance experts from outside the federal government to its Credit Union Advisory Council.

Just one hour after NCUA conserved Bethex FCU on Friday, the New York State Department of Financial Services on Friday took possession of $178 million Montauk Credit Union, and appointed NCUA as conservator.

NCUA on Friday placed Bronx, N.Y.-based Bethex Federal Credit Union into conservatorship.

Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, said Thursday that he would not run for office in 2016.

Agency's apparent refusal to open issue up for discussion is targeted even more than the debate over the frequency of examinations.

In a series of internal documents that were reviewed by American Banker, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials repeatedly acknowledge its methodology could overcount the potential discrimination by firms, but say they prefer that to the alternative where bias is underestimated.

Now 77% of federally insured institutions fall under new definition.

Representatives from both parties had tough words for the NCUA's new RBC proposal.

Not only do rules imposed under the Dodd-Frank Act threaten regional banks' lending capabilities, they could actually wind up increasing risk to the financial system.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle lines up to speak at the CU event, and what they had to say demonstrated why financial regulatory reform efforts have stalled.

Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and David Vitter, R-La., the lead sponsors of a bill to place more explicit limits on the Federal Reserve's emergency lending powers, say the bill is getting quashed by a full-court press from banking interests.