Brian Johnson, President Trump's nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, navigated a somewhat contentious Senate Banking Committee hearing dominated by Democratic opposition but without giving away specific plans he has for the agency.

A Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to change reporting requirements for public companies has drawn mixed reactions, with some groups warning that reduced transparency could harm markets.

At a House hearing last week, GOP lawmakers asked Russell Vought, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for advice on how to craft legislation to permanently change the CFPB's authority. The hearing highlighted a consensus among Republicans that administrative policy rollbacks are not enough.

The Supreme Court may have allowed the central bank to chart its own course on bank oversight for now, but discrepancies between two recent rulings set the stage for challenges.

The Federal Reserve governor said the central bank should consider near-term rate hikes if core-measures of inflation continue to climb.

Bipartisan pushback is targeting data centers with calls to eliminate tax breaks and ensure their energy consumption costs do not get passed on to residents.

The bill, which passed with wide bipartisan support, will become law at midnight if President Donald Trump doesn't veto it.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan said at an event Thursday that conducting monetary policy actions through a third party would improve efficiency and make markets stronger.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed the labor force continued to expand but at a weaker rate than in recent months. The development weakens the case for a near-term rate hike.

Lisa Cook can keep her seat on the Federal Reserve Board thanks to the Supreme Court's procedural concerns. Deeper questions about the central bank might not come for years — if at all.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., reportedly plans to send the recently passed housing bill to the White House on Monday, starting a 10-day clock for the president to sign the bill.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is overhauling its consumer complaint portal after receiving 6.6 million complaints last year, more than double the 3.2 million in 2024, citing abuse by credit repair firms and social media influencers.

Christopher Phelan, President Donald Trump's nominee to chair the Council of Economic Advisers, declined to directly answer questions about recent inflation data and the effects of tariffs on consumers during a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis' personal consumption expenditures inflation report for May showed that inflation had risen 4.1%, meeting elevated expectations and casting further doubt on the prospects of near-term interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.

President Donald Trump said he wouldn't sign the housing bill, which includes several riders aimed at helping community banks, until Congress passes the SAVE Act.

The Federal Reserve's new chair wants to change the way the central bank communicates with markets and the public. What those changes ultimately amount to could represent a major shift in an agency that has made transparency a guiding light for decades.

The decline in non-owner occupied acquisitions came as sales fell overall due to high mortgage rates and bad winter weather in the Northeast, BatchData said.

Newly minted Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will host his inaugural press conference on Wednesday. Bankers will be paying close attention to what he says — and how he says it.

The government-sponsored enterprise has provided language that servicers may utilize in situations involving temporary interest-rate buydowns.

Banking Committee Democrats warned that the Trump administration's failure to nominate Democrats to vacancies at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Securities and Exchange Commission and National Credit Union Administration threatens the bipartisan structure Congress established for financial regulators.