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A review of various consumer groups' efforts to get the newly elected Democratic Congress to impose new rules on credit card companies and subprime mortgage lenders, and to overhaul the federal bankruptcy laws, is presented.

A DECADE AGO, the Pudong development zone in Shanghai was little more than paddyfields and the vision of Zhu Rongjii, then vice-premier in charge of economic reform and governor of [...]

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa's presentation on global supervision has successfully highlighted the need for integrated supervision but his paper may lead some to underestimate the obstacles involved. Considerations in its successful implementation is the European Union's recognition of regulatory response to these functions, the regulatory emphasis on objectives and not functions and, the sufficiency of existing international institutions to support this movement.

A spat looms over reforming bank capital-adequacy rules SOMETIMES the only thing people can agree on is a mediocre idea. Ahead of the G20 meeting, some regulators are pushing to [...]

Obama Outlines Trade Policy Agenda WASHINGTON President Obama laid out a trade agenda for 2009 that affirmed many of the priorities he outlined while campaigning, including the elimination of unfair [...]

ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has sought to reassure advertisers that any change to Contract Rights Renewal will continue to offer them protection, while rewarding the broadcaster for a strong [...]

The Mine Safety and Health Administration's proposed rule to increase fines for civil violations was driven by the Sago coal mine tragedy. But it had not hit the street by [...]

WASHINGTON -- Momentum is building in Congress to create an optional federal insurance charter. The Senate Banking Committee is set today to hold the first of several planned hearings on [...]

WASHINGTON -- Lenders should tighten underwriting of nontraditional mortgages and inform consumers better about their risks, federal bank regulators said Tuesday. In 41 pages of draft guidelines, the agencies said [...]

WASHINGTON -- Limiting the mortgage holdings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued to dominate discussion of reform of the regulation of the government-sponsored enterprises, but several lawmakers branched out [...]

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's insurance brokerage investigation has dimmed the prospects of a modest regulatory reform proposal in Congress, but more far-reaching changes still face large obstacles, experts [...]

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Vice Chairman John Reich said Wednesday that a key element of regulatory relief should be different supervisory regimens for big and small banks. Speaking at an [...]

EUROPEAN legislators should understand the differences between markets before making rules to create a single one, according to industry experts. At a Treasury select committee meeting on the European Union [...]

insurance companies are preparing for new rules governing the industry and those who work in it. From January 2005 it will become compulsory for intermediaries who advise clients on general [...]

New international capital standards took another step forward Saturday as the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued a 251-page framework that regulators from 13 countries will use to implement the [...]

So when will digital tachos finally be fitted in UK trucks? Good question; Pat Hagan asks it. Under EU regulations, it was envisaged that from 5 August this year every [...]

Agreeing on a common European Union (EU) regulatory framework for the telecommunications industry has proved a long, bargain-intensive process. Hammering out an acceptable compromise required so many changes to the [...]

Tony Blair's UK government has often been accused of preferring 'spin' to substance. Critics, for example, point to the muddle over ministerial pledges that all public services will be accessible [...]

Infrastructure: Super Agency Would Replace Sandag, Port and MTDB Citing the tremendous cost savings and greater accountability to the public, state Sen. Steve Peace hopes to make RITA a household [...]

PRIVACY: The OCC is expected to issue guidance this month on how to preserve customers' privacy. The guidance, which will not be legally binding, will suggest how to communicate privacy [...]

MONEY LAUNDERING: Proposal by the four bank and thrift regulators to have banks institute 'know-your-customer' policies. The rules would require banks to profile customer banking habits and then watch for [...]

After a controversial year of catches, resources, and regulatory issues, Maryland watermen are bracing for the next round of regulation changes. But few will deny something must be done to [...]