FRANKFURT, March 18 (Reuters) - Financial markets are underpricing geopolitical risks, increasing the potential for sudden sell-offs, European Central Bank supervisor Claudia Buch said on Wednesday, as she warned against easing bank regulations.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. bank regulator approved new final rules aimed at easing leverage requirements for banks, requiring firms to set aside less capital as a cushion against losses of low-risk assets. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized rules rescinding fair housing data requirements and expanding speedy licensing for banks under $30B in assets as part of Comptroller Jonathan Gould's push for more risk-based supervision.

Banking regulators have been dragging their heels on finalizing rules set up to dampen the effect of another potential financial crisis like the one in 2008, and they need to hop to it, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...

U.S. bank investors, analysts and executives were trying to figure out on Wednesday how lenders would fare under revised hikes in capital requirements, with considerable uncertainty over what specifics will emerge from the Federal Reserve and other ...

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress are making prolific use of a law that lets legislators nullify rules from federal agencies, particularly, lately, in the realm of banking policy. It's an accelerating trend, and not specific to bank regulation.

Fed officials expected to lower capital requirements for banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase by 4.8%