Regulation

Members of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission sought to overturn the conventional wisdom that Wells Fargo's purchase of Wachovia was done without government assistance.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two former senior accounting professionals at headphone maker Koss Corp. with accounting fraud, books-and-records violations, and related misconduct arising from the embezzlement of more than $30 million from the company.

The FDIC chairman said the agency would soon publish an interim rule on its new resolution authority over systemically important banking companies and certain nonbanks.

With the SEC’s fiduciary-standard study period drawing to a close, SIFMA and FPC comment letters take up familiar arguments.

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.