News Topic: Janet Yellen

Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has requested no funding from the Federal Reserve in the second quarter and instead will use reserves to fund the agency. ... Read full article

Ally has a lot of digital competitors, so Diane Morais is banking on customer centricity; Heather Cox plans to “levelize” the business and technology team at USAA; and outgoing Fed Chair Janet Yellen has achieved rock star status. ... Read full article

Departing central bank chief says colleagues are committed to strict bank regulation; marketplace lending not living up to promises as delinquencies continue to rise. ... Read full article

Despite concerns from Democrats about the bank regulatory views of Federal Reserve Board officials who will lead the central bank going forward, the current Fed chair said she is not worried. ... Read full article

The five-year window on HSBC's deferred prosecution agreement connected to a money laundering case expires; profile says outgoing Fed Chairman Janet Yellen has become "a pop culture phenomenon." ... Read full article

Marvin Goodfriend, a noted economist and former Richmond Fed official, was tapped to fill one of three vacancies on the Fed board. ... Read full article

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said interest on bank reserves should remain the central bank’s primary monetary policy tool ... Read full article

Guidance focuses on five key traits, including overseeing risk profiles; a former Congressional aide says agency must be accountable. ... Read full article

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen announced Monday that she intends to step down from the Board of Governors after her successor is sworn in when her term expires early next year, ending any speculation that she may stay on. ... Read full article

The authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to label a firm a “systemically important financial institution” triggers duplicative regulation even if bank-like rules are not appropriate to the company. ... Read full article

Barros has no answer for Senate committee on encryption; a bitcoin network split won’t happen … for now. ... Read full article

The new vice chairman of supervision at the Fed said the agency will seek comment on its rules for stress tests, capital and other areas, as well as look at how fintech has impacted the industry. ... Read full article

Many industry observers believe Federal Reserve Board Janet Yellen will retire from the central bank once her term as chair expires in February. But there are reasons she might stay. ... Read full article

Fed Gov. Jerome Powell, who was first nominated to the central bank by President Obama, is widely seen as a continuity choice. ... Read full article

If President Trump picks Federal Reserve Board Gov. Jerome Powell as its next chair, it may represent the best of all worlds for bankers — a policymaker who will continue the central bank's monetary policy but be open to regulatory changes. ... Read full article

It's been a decent year for banks, especially given the industry's return on assets hit a 10-year high. But there are signs it might not last. With Halloween near, here is a look at some potentially frightening developments that could keep ... Read full article

Sen. Tim Scott said Trump asked specifically about Stanford University economist John Taylor and Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell. He also mentioned the current Fed chair, Janet Yellen. ... Read full article

Bank fires four forex traders, while the OCC slams its auto lending practices; United wants to renegotiate its co-branded credit card agreement with JPM. ... Read full article