Financial Regulatory Forum

By David Lawder and Patrick Rucker
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sent Congress a plan that would consolidate two federal bank regulators in a move it said would help prevent lenders from seeking the loosest oversight. (more…)

By Elinor Comlay and Karey Wutkowski
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) – The survival of CIT Group Inc <CIT.N>, a key source of financing for thousands of small and medium-sized companies, became ensnared in disagreements between regulators in Washington on Monday. (more…)