Victoria Finkle

Banks submit millions of Bank Secrecy Act filings each year, yet only a fraction are valuable to law enforcement.

Readers respond to BB&T-SunTrust's rebranding, consider the future of home equity loans, debate the number of credit unions buying up community banks and more.

Readers weigh potential risks in the leveraged loans market, debate Herb Sandler's legacy, consider the role the Fed should play in real-time payments and more.

Readers weigh in on community development at BB&T-SunTrust, consider the role that branches play in bank marketing and debate the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Wider net interest margins compared to a year earlier helped make up for a slight decline in loan balances, as nearly two-thirds of banks reported higher profits in the first quarter.

Readers weigh in on the role of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, consider personnel changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, debate the viability of public banks and more.

The FHFA director’s recent comments about whether the government-sponsored enterprises should be designated as SIFIs tees up a potentially significant element of the mortgage finance debate.

Lawmakers are taking a closer look at the company’s data collection practices and its work on cryptocurrency payments, raising the possibility of more action down the line.

Readers consider a Senate Banking Committee investigation into Facebook's use of consumer data, weigh the value of the CFPB's complaints database, debate legislation that would require big bank executives to testify before Congress annually and more.

Lawmakers are taking a closer look at the company’s data collection practices and its work on cryptocurrency payments, raising the possibility of more action down the line.

Readers weigh in on Wells Fargo's latest efforts to mollify regulators, debate the value of a "mini CFPB" in California, consider proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act and more.

Readers respond to JPMorgan's Twitter gaffe, weigh the role banks should play on issues like climate change, consider the impact of artificial intelligence on fair lending and more.

Synovus converted all 26 of its separately branded community banks to its own name over the past two years — a major undertaking that allowed Jennifer Upshaw, senior director of marketing, to shine.

"If you gathered the U.S.-based senior counsels of the major Chinese banks operating in the United States," said Joseph Loffredo, assistant general manager and chief financial officer at the New York branch of China Merchants Bank, "you'd find one outlier, a lady about half the age of most of the others."

Readers respond to the debates over economic inequality and CEO pay disparities, weigh in on FDIC board membership, consider LendingClub exiting small-business lending and more.

As with the debate over guns, climate change and other social issues, banks may find themselves pressured to do more to address the country's wealth gap.

Readers debate the Federal Reserve's potential entry into real-time payments, consider the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's guidance for assessing fines, discuss the efficacy of financial education programs and more.

It remains to be seen whether anti-money-laundering provisions will get a deeper look this Congress or whether political optics will divide lawmakers on moving ahead with changes.

Readers respond to this week's big-bank CEO hearing before the House, weigh the debate over Community Reinvestment Act reform, consider whether Wells Fargo needs a new brand and more.

Readers react to Sen. Elizabeth Warren's "too big to jail" bill, respond to legislation prohibiting banks from denying service to gun dealers, consider the impact of housing finance reform on small lenders and more.