Politics

Municipal analysts have been tracking the challenges faced by home insurers in California and other states plagued with extreme weather events as a harbinger of credit risk.

Unintended consequences of shifting the burden for title insurance to the lender could end up harming consumers, several observers said.

The American Land Title Association, which represents the title insurance industry, argued that the program would not cut costs for those who really needed it.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Monday it has hired Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton to conduct an independent review of its workplace culture amid allegations of rampant sexual harassment in the workplace.

The same conservative activists who helped gut race-related college admissions at the U.S. Supreme Court have now set their sights on corporate diversity programs

Three GOP leaders of the House Financial Services Committee, including Chairman Patrick McHenry, say they'll explore possible connections between the agency's alleged "toxic" work culture and its staffing shortages that may have contributed to this year's banking crisis.

The bombshell investigation into pervasive sexual misconduct at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has spurred some senators to call for FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg's resignation. If he can't right the ship, then he should step aside.

House Republicans and lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee questioned the culture at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after a Wall Street Journal report alleged a climate of sexual harassment and misogyny.

The FDIC launched a campaign Wednesday to educate the public about the importance of deposit insurance, a move designed to counter lingering concerns arising from this spring's bank failures and the resurgence of imitation banks.

William Van Faasen, former chairman and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts, encourages carriers to prepare to add marijuana to their formularies.