Regulation

Banks and thrifts had their best performance in almost three years during the second quarter, earning $21.6 billion, a 16% jump from a quarter earlier, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday.

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday that Christopher R. Conte is set to step down from his post next month after 18 years at the regulator.

As the Fed and OCC take over supervision of thrifts and their holding companies, savings and loans have grown increasingly scared about a possible crackdown on their business.

The SEC announced Monday the appointment of John Ramsay as the new deputy director in the division of Trading and Markets.

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday the appointment of John Ramsay as the regulator’s new deputy director in the Division of Trading and Markets.

Kohn, 67, will become a senior fellow at Brookings in mid-September.

While it's clear that tighter rules for securitization are on their way, varying approaches to the issue by different agencies are making bankers and issuers uneasy.

So for UBS, the worst is over because the IRS is ending its case against the firm and only a data dump remains. But what's next?

In a letter to the SEC, investment management firm says it does support enhanced disclosure.

Although it supports the Securities Exchange Commission’s goal of bringing more disclosure to target-date funds, the proposal to include asset allocation information in the fund’s name will only confuse investors, BackRock said in a letter to the agency this week.