America's financial regulators released a package of proposals on Thursday that would ease regulations for the nation's banks ...

The changes, long sought by bank lobbyists, would reduce the capital banks must hold in reserve to mitigate risks.

The Trump administration is preparing a shake-up of anti-money-laundering rules, in an effort to overhaul a system for catching illicit transactions by drug traffickers, terrorists and other criminals ...

Former US President Donald Trump gestures as he returns from a break at the New York State Supreme Court during the civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization, in New York City on December 7, ...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized rules rescinding fair housing data requirements and expanding speedy licensing for banks under $30B in assets as part of Comptroller Jonathan ...

Crypto bank regulation is drawing attention as U.S. banks confront regulators over national trust charters for crypto firms. The discussion revolves around regulatory parity and operational control in ...

On December 12, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) granted the conditional approval of five national trust bank charter applications involving crypto-focused institutions. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to financial regulation in America, “no rational person would have set out to design the current system of ...

Thanks to more than a decade of Dodd-Frank and Basel III regulations, the Trump administration inherits a well-capitalized and liquid banking system. Squandering this gift would be very dangerous to ...

The Fed doesn’t just set interest rates. It needs to be able regulate banks independently too, to make sure the financial system keeps running in good and bad economic times. The Federal Reserve is ...