Roughly 55% of people sentenced for embezzling funds from 2007 to 2017 were women, according to new research. Some experts suggest women are more likely to hold accounting and money-handling jobs, while others say the trend is a reflection of biases by employers and law enforcement.

The Wall Street firm is enlisting several hundred new staffers to help address concerns from authorities including the Federal Reserve, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

A 2018 report laid the groundwork for the Biden administration's push to root out discrimination in home valuation. A counter study says no such practices exist.

Banking and credit union regulators encouraged compassionate treatment of customers in Hawaii communities hit by wildfires. They also vowed to grant expedited approvals of temporary banking facilities, be flexible in compliance matters and provide other support to financial institutions.

The embattled credit card company, which is bracing for regulatory action, warned Thursday that heavy spending on risk management and compliance will persist. Executives also said that internal and external candidates will be considered for the permanent CEO job.

The small bank in eastern Washington State violated its commitment to regulators by helping the crypto company issue stablecoins. Earlier this year, the bank opted to dissolve itself.

Establishing a conduct risk authority in the U.S. would go a long way toward restoring trust in the banking industry.

The credit card company is no stranger to regulatory penalties, but its CEO's sudden departure this week raises the specter of a more painful punishment tied to possible compliance shortcomings. Analysts are hoping to get clarity Thursday on how bad things could get.

Merchants may rake in 14% to 200% more revenue from consumers who forgot to cancel online subscriptions paid for by credit and debit cards, according to a new study based on anonymized consumer transaction data.

The Pittsburgh company has tapped the U.S. blue-chip bond market for the second time since the banking crisis in the spring. Companies are hurriedly raising capital before the cyclical summer slowdown that typically kicks in toward the end of August.

Bank of Ireland ATM glitch spurs mistaken withdrawals, Stablecoin issuers get rules in Singapore, ANZ is looking for money mules, and more.

The credit-reporting agency was fined $650,000 for sending customers marketing emails without an option to unsubscribe. Financial institutions are subject to the same law, called the CAN-SPAM Act.

The SEC and CFTC charged 11 Wall Street firms $549 million in penalties over recordkeeping violations. The agencies vow to continue enforcing compliance throughout the industry.

Forthcoming regulations to strengthen capital buffers and resolution processes for large regional banks are sparking debate about those proposals' efficacy and compounding existing problems for regional banks around stability and funding costs.

The Basel III: Endgame proposal, as well as forthcoming proposals on living wills, uninsured deposits and long-term debt are coming as banks' interest rate margins are getting slimmer, loan demand is weakening and bank credit seems headed for a downgrade. That's a lot of headwinds for the banking industry.

Under the proposal being considered by the agency, recipients of public benefits would be unable to enjoy the same access to their financial data given to other citizens.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to propose rules to require that data brokers comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act to limit data from being sold for any reason other than what Congress has specified as having a "permissible purpose," such as credit underwriting.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Martin Gruenberg said Monday that the agency is not backing down on its Basel III capital proposal, and wants to implement long-term debt requirements and adjustments to the living wills and uninsured deposit rules.

In its annual report, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. explored the various credit, market and operational risks facing the banking sector. It also explored crypto and climate issues.

The largest U.S. banks will fork over billions to cover their share of a special assessment from the Federal Deposit Insurance Fund to cover replenishment of the Deposit Insurance Fund after this spring's bank failures.