FDIC issues regulatory relief guidance for West Virginia, Maine

Continued low construction activity could further reduce demand for construction loans. With building permits coming in only slightly below April’s rate, May’s sharp decline in housing starts could just be a temporary setback.

States are increasingly seeking to regulate activities that have historically fallen within the domain of federal supervision, and that threatens the regulatory clarity the nation's dual banking system has long provided, two former comptrollers of the currency write...

Young couples are more likely to embrace financial independence from their partners by maintaining separate bank accounts, according to a recent survey by Fidelity.

Industrial production increased 0.1% in May after increasing 0.9% in April. In May, manufacturing output was unchanged, the index for mining rose 1.3%, and utilities decreased 0.4%.

Three key choices by lawmakers and regulators pushed credit card pricing toward higher annual percentage rates. Rate caps would have even more unintended consequences for consumers.

FinCEN issued an updated fact sheet to clarify how financial institutions can share information with each other about suspected fraud under the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.