NEW YORK CITY — The Securities and Exchange Commission could vote to settle a securities case with former Obama administration car czar Steven Rattner, according to published reports on Thursday.

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ALBANY — U.S. Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi had financial ties to a California business accused in federal court of defrauding investors by misappropriating millions of dollars, according to federal regulators.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators voted Friday to propose new rules that could make it harder for financial firms to disguise their level of debt. The Securities and Exchange Commission ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The state of New Jersey has settled federal civil fraud charges of failing to inform bond investors that it had not met obligations to its largest pension plans, federal regulators said Wednesday.

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ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Computer maker Dell Inc. said Friday it’s getting closer to settling investigations by regulators into its accounting and the actions of CEO Michael Dell.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Federal regulators are reviewing the process by which company shareholders exercise their votes and said they may change the rules to make the system more transparent.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission is paying $755,000 to settle a lawsuit with a former staff lawyer who accused the agency of blocking his investigation of a prominent hedge fund.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators moved Wednesday toward requiring a uniform system for tracking all securities orders on U.S. exchanges, in hopes of making it easier to investigate market disruptions like the May 6 plunge.

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When the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed federal fraud charges against the powerful New York hedge fund Galleon Management and its billionaire owner, an SEC official seized the opportunity to issue a warning to those working in the industry.

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NEW YORK CITY — Wall Street analysts maintained positive views Monday on Goldman Sachs Group Inc., even though the investment bank’s shares continued to take a hit because it faces civil fraud charges.

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NEW YORK — Financial shares dragged the stock market lower Friday after federal regulators accused investment bank Goldman Sachs & Co. of fraud for some of its dealings during the mortgage meltdown.

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NEW YORK — An investment firm founded by President Obama’s former car czar Steven Rattner has agreed to pay $12 million to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to drum up business from New York’s giant government pension fund.

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