Bank regulators urged to review unsigned checks
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U.S. lawmakers wrote to regulators on Monday expressing concern that some banks are processing unsigned checks used by fraudsters seeking to drain money from the accounts of vulnerable people.
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Fourteen firms are under scrutiny for possible accounting fraud, insider trading or other violations tied to loans made to borrowers with weak, or subprime, credit.
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A major review of security is under way at the Northern Bank to ensure there can be no repeat of a Â£26.5m raid.
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A group of MPs are calling for the Bank of England to be more open about the way it sets interest rates.
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Massachusetts' new top business regulator yesterday called on retailers to start disclosing how well they protect customer credit-card and debit-card data, an idea gaining traction after a data breach at retailer TJX Cos. last month.
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UK chancellor Alistair Darling joins calls for a probe into the role credit agencies played  in the world financial crisis.
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On Thursday, new regulations designed to speed up the check-processing system took effect. The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act lets financial institutions exchange electronic images of consumers&#39; checks
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How to steer clear of "free checking" pitfalls.
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New federal regulations designed to speed up the processing of checks went into effect on Thursday, and consumer advocates advised Americans to be more vigilant about monitoring their accounts.
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If you write checks thinking you can beat them to the bank, you might want to rethink your financial strategy by Thursday. A new law that requires all banks to accept electronic images of checks
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Some consumer advocates are worried new check regulations that go into effect today will catch consumers by surprise. Checks will now be cleared electronically, reducing the amount of time
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U.S. banks should use more than a single password to identify on-line customers to prevent fraud, bank regulators said on Tuesday in recommendations that underscore growing concern about theft over the Internet.
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Increasingly, consumers are finding that their checks are being electronically converted by banks, retailers, credit card companies and other businesses paid by check.
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Banks aren't moving fast enough on requiring online customers to provide two forms of ID, the company says.
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Business & money: Watchdog warns banks that balance sheets will be under extra scrutiny and so they should not try to hide the worst effects of the credit crunch
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The board, which met this weekend, reportedly expressed concern about regulatory scrutiny.
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I&#39;ve been explaining quite a bit of late about a new federal law that allows banks to convert your checks to digital images. Banks aren&#39;t the only businesses using electronic means to process paper checks.