Elizabeth Warren was elected to the Senate from Massachusetts aiming to take on corrupt systems that favor the wealthy. Now she's exploring a presidential run.

The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Kathy Kraninger as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, taking over for Budget Director Mick Mulvaney.

A decade after the subprime mortgage crisis, thousands of buyers with poor credit are lining up for home loans, backed by one of the biggest U.S. banks.

Ten years ago on Saturday the Dow Jones industrial average experienced a historic decline as the United States faced its worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

A government report Friday detailed the actions taken over the past year by credit reporting agency Equifax, in response to a major data breach.

The U.S. central bank said tests this week showed some of the nation's largest financial institutions could withstand another major economic downturn.

The Federal Reserve proposed easing provisions of the Volcker rule, which prevents banks from engaging in risky trades with depositor's money.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to ease regulations placed on community banks and regional lenders put in place by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act.

A federal appeals court judge got involved Thursday in a power dispute at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

A bill to relax banking regulations spurred by the financial crisis may pass in the Senate, perhaps setting up a clash among Democrats.

The U.S. Treasury said Wednesday it recommends keeping the federal government's power to seize and dismantle failing financial firms during a crisis.

From the mixing of U.S. policies and special interests to backing away from transparency in oil and gas, it's been a "very bad year," a watchdog group said.

Republicans followed the low road of political expediency, concluding that passing any legislation trumped passing sound tax reform.

President Donald Trump named Budget Director Mick Mulvaney acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director after Richard Cordray named his replacement.

The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will resign by next month -- allowing President Donald Trump to shape the agency with a new director.