Department of Financial Services

New York's top bank regulator wants to lead the federal government in aggressively cracking down on errant corporations.Last week the New York Department…

New York finalized new debt collection regulations on Wednesday, making them some of the most debtor-friendly in the country.The state Department of…

Four additional banks have agreed to block online payday lenders from accessing customer accounts in New York. The agreement comes as the banks'…

Bank regulators in New York are accusing the nation's largest subprime mortgage lender of errors that might have harmed hundreds of thousands of…

New York’s top banking regulator says he plans to relax pending rules set to govern Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. The more startup-friendly…

In separate actions, New York officials are cracking down on companies taking advantage of troubled borrowers. The Department of Financial Services issued…

New York is allowing health insurance companies to raise premiums an average of 5.7 percent for individuals, and 6.7 percent for small groups. This is,…

New York banking regulators are investigating one of the nation's largest non-bank mortgage servicing companies, Ocwen Financial, over worries the company…

New York banking regulators are expected to release new rules this week governing Bitcoins and other virtual currencies.Many think virtual…

The amount of money New York State is receiving in penalties levied against banks is increasing. In the last three months, state coffers have added more…