Government
Regulatory Vetting Prompts One-in-10 to Decline Financial Leader Jobs in U.K.
More than one in 10 people picked for the top jobs in British finance pull out during a regulatory vetting process which has got tougher since the financial crisis. People put forward for chief ...
Sen. Warren: Dodd-Frank Changes That Help Small Banks and Consumers May Work
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said she is open to easing financial regulations to help community banks and consumers, so long as the changes aren't veiled efforts to help Wall Street unwind the ...
A market conduct examination is a formal review by a state insurance department of how an insurer operates in the...
Banking Cyber Theft Ring Targeted Millions of PCs in Asia and the U.S.
A cybercrime operation that stole banking information by hacking more than 3 million computers in Indonesia, India and other countries has been disrupted by European police with assistance from three ...
FBI Closes In on Anthem Data Hackers
The FBI said it's close to finding the hackers responsible for the attack on health-insurance company Anthem Inc. that exposed personal data on about 80 million customers. Federal Bureau of ...
Goldman Sachs Risks Federal Lawsuit Over Mortgage-Backed Securities
Goldman Sachs Group Inc said it could face a federal civil lawsuit after a government probe concluded that the bank had violated laws related to sale of residential mortgage-backed securities before ...
Large Product Liability Awards Made Comeback in 2014
Huge jury verdicts against companies over fatal flaws in their products made a comeback last year, which may foretell more bad news for carmakers with defective parts. Absent for a decade, ...
New Report Fuels Battle Over U.S. Tax Changes for Offshore Reinsurers
Insurers opposing a provision to limit U.S. tax deductions for premiums paid to offshore reinsurance affiliates got support last week from a critical report estimating that such a measure would strip ...
FEMA Shows Some Progress Implementing Flood Insurance Changes: GAO
The agency responsible for managing the federal flood insurance program has made progress in carrying out key changes mandated by Congress in two recent laws but lacks resources and data to ...