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Proposals to streamline U.S. banking regulators have resurfaced with the Trump administration's focus on efficiency, but experts and history suggest such changes are unlikely amid political and industry resistance.

Europe's top finance ministers are questioning the U.S.'s commitment to the global capital standards. The mistrust could have consequences for international regulatory efforts.

Nine federal regulatory agencies are requesting comment on a rule that would create data standards for supervisory information collected and submitted to financial regulators.

During his second day of congressional testimony this week, the Federal Reserve chair said the central bank does not have supremacy over other agencies on their joint rulemaking.

The Federal Reserve chair said there is a consensus within the central bank's board of governors for reproposing its capital rules, but notes that other agencies have not yet signed off on this approach.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there have been "no decisions" on the controversial capital reform plan, but banks and others who have criticized the proposal are eager for an indication about what's next.

Harmonizing standards for liquidity coverage ratios and discount window pledges could prevent the type of strains that led to last year's bank failures, according to a new paper whose authors include former Federal Reserve Govs. Dan Tarullo and Jeremy Stein.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted federally chartered banks permission Monday to close branches in California, Nevada and Arizona affected by Tropical Storm Hilary.

The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and National Credit Union Administration have finalized guidance on handling troubled debt.

The regulators issued a joint statement Friday morning reaffirming their commitment to the international regulatory framework, but it remains to be seen if they will do so by the Basel Committee's January deadline.

A Government Accountability Office report found that regulators scaled back supervisory examinations during the pandemic in part because of banks' technological shortcomings.

The operational melding of highly regulated banks and less-regulated fintechs led acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu to warn of the potential for another financial crisis.

The Government Accountability Office said that examiner guidance at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency didn’t take into account new statistical methods to uncover potential redlining.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently decided to put an official in charge of the rising number of small and midsize national banks that partner with fintechs or have nontraditional business plans. The agency’s goal is to establish a team that understands cutting-edge technologies and establishes consistent oversight policies in response.

The agency said the risk management program for Cenlar FSB, which performs servicing functions for financial institution clients, was inadequate for the bank's size.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency made good on a promise to rescind Community Reinvestment Act reforms finalized by ex-Comptroller Joseph Otting as part of talks with other regulators on an interagency overhaul of the law.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is seeking nearly $19 million from David Julian, Claudia Russ Anderson and Paul McLinko. The trial before an administrative judge is scheduled to begin in South Dakota on Sept. 13.

In late July, the Justice Department notified the Houston bank of a potential lawsuit alleging violations between 2013 and 2017, according to a securities filing. Cadence said that its prospective merger partner, BancorpSouth, supports the settlement discussions.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency recently became the third agency along with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without a Senate-confirmed leader. But analysts say the appointment of interim chiefs gives the administration even more control over regulatory initiatives.

The agency said it will reconsider the controversial regulation to reform the Community Reinvestment Act, and allow banks to halt efforts to comply with key provisions of the framework.