Regulation

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can likely withstand potential credit losses twice as high as last year's in the latest scenario, but they are at more risk of slipping into the red.

The new rule sets a nationwide standard for disclosing all "material" breaches within four days — much sooner than many state-level disclosure rules.

The National Credit Union Administration voted unanimously to make it easier for boards of directors to ban problematic members.

Gacki, who has served since 2019 as director of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, will replace acting Fincen Director Himamauli Das. Her appointment comes as the Biden administration seeks to enforce sanctions against Russia and implement rules aimed at identifying undisclosed shell company owners.

The implementation plan the Biden administration released on Thursday seeks to shift liability for data breaches onto "the biggest, most capable" entities. Does that mean banks?

If the Supreme Court strikes down CFPB regulations by ruling against the constitutionality of the agency's structure, technological innovation will be harder for banks to achieve as regulatory clarity moves further out of reach.

A scorecard from the sustainable finance advocate Ceres found that federal agencies overseeing the financial system have adopted measures to account for climate-related financial risks but have not yet issued enforceable regulations.

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a prior ruling made in 2021 that dismissed the class action, thereby reinstating the litigation that claims the media giant's advertising platform allowed for redlining practices.

The German bank's New York branch was entangled with U.S. regulators and law enforcement agencies for more than a decade in connection with money laundering and sanctions violations.

We have the tools to address our housing challenges through a mix of regulatory reforms, policy changes, incentives and investment. What's needed is the will and leadership to put those tools to work.