ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Top bank regulator Sheila Bair said on Friday that proposed proprietary trading limits are "very positive," but said they would not have necessarily reined in risk-taking at the institutions that required massive bailouts. President Barack Obama last week proposed banning financial institutions with commercial banking operations from ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators admitted to failing to head off the 2008 financial crisis as they appeared before a panel whose chairman said he plans to seek testimony from former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. As President Barack Obama proposed slapping a special fee on banks and criticized bankers ...

Attorney general says combatting white-collar crime is 'a real priority' at Justice DepartmentAttorney General Eric Holder on Thursday told a panel studying the financial crisis that combating white-collar crimes is "a real priority" for the government, even if it bumps up against another urgent mission, combatting terrorism. Holder told the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators admitted to failing to head off the 2008 financial crisis as they appeared before a panel whose chairman said he plans to seek testimony from former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. As President Barack Obama proposed slapping a special fee on banks and criticized bankers ...