AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Europe should avoid the temptation of easing bank regulation and should instead tighten rules for parts of the financial sector now enjoying easier rules, some of the continent's ...

Modernization of the bank regulatory system is essential, but it is a task that requires precision and thoughtful application of some basic principles, writes Gene Ludwig, of Ludwig Advisors. It is ...

Banks are not fans of heavy regulation. Few companies or individuals are. Paying attention to rules takes time, effort, and money. Although sometimes unnecessary and overzealous, quite often ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday his department will play a greater role in banking regulation to better balance costs and benefits and ensure that ...

Ireland’s top banking supervisor warned of a need to stick with high standards of financial regulation particularly now when there is increasing pressure to ease them amid trade wars, geopolitical ...

(Bloomberg) -- Washington’s matrix of banking regulations, in the view of Wall Street lending giants, has long been overly complex and burdensome. Since the start of President Donald Trump’s second ...

Financial intermediaries that channel money from businesses and households desiring to save to others desiring to borrow perform a vital economic function. Such flows of funds can facilitate great ...

Mike Mayo, Wells Fargo Securities senior bank analyst, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the banking sector, what to expect from the Fed conference on bank regulation today, future of private ...

Recent periods of financial stress and the proliferation of risks across the financial system are fueling the development of regulatory initiatives to strengthen requirements and promote international ...

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 ...