Regulators this week proposed a significant change in accounting rules to bolster banks and encourage widespread industry consolidation.

When it comes to financial regulation, until the crisis of the last few months, the Bush administration did little to alter a regulatory structure that was built over many decades.

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said that examiners are inspecting the books of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

In a meeting with The New York Times, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said U.S. bank examiners are inspecting the books of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The settlement ends a federal investigation into accusations that the bank allowed telemarketers to use its accounts to steal millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims.

The settlement ends a federal investigation into accusations that the bank allowed telemarketers to use its accounts to steal millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims.