The U.S. agency that insures banks' cash reserves voted Tuesday to review an Obama-era rule enacted after the financial crisis to dissuade banking institutions from making risky investments that don't benefit customers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a proposal Tuesday to set new rules to protect consumers from harassment by debt collectors.

House Democrats criticized changes the Trump administration has made to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and grilled its new chief on Capitol Hill.

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.