Hoping to avoid a legal battle with the incoming Trump administration, Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision, will relinquish his role as the central bank's chief regulator by ...

One big problem with American government is that, partly because it is nearly impossible to pass normal legislation anymore, the federal agency structure is never rationalized or streamlined. New ...

Michael Barr oversaw an attempt to rewrite financial regulations that came under attack from a wide range of groups, including banks, lawmakers and even some of his colleagues. By Deborah B. Solomon ...