In the wake of the economic downturn that pummeled markets and investor accounts, one would think financial advisers would have learned that forging and maintaining extensive contact with their clients is critical to keeping and finding new business.

Americans appear hesitant to tie up their money, even though inflation is easily outstripping the paltry interest rates paid by their liquid accounts.

NEW YORK — UBS Wealth Management Americas plans to increase its U.S. financial adviser headcount by about 150 this year after accounting for attrition, the company confirmed late Friday.

American Banker's Rob Blackwell and Cowen’s Jaret Seiberg discuss Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the future of housing finance

Hugh Frater loses the "interim" title, taking full control of the government-sponsored enterprise as Congress begins debating (again) the future of Fannie as well as Freddie Mac.

Lawmakers still have a long way to go before enacting housing finance reform, but the testimony could signal how future legislative talks will play out.

It is essential to place the central focus on race, to bring nondepository mortgage lenders under the Community Reinvestment Act umbrella and to address bias in home appraisals.

A combination of higher organic loan growth and fee-based revenue streams powered top-performing banks in 2021.

Though a handful of banks have adopted overdraft fee reforms, a great many consumers still need the protection that legislation targeting abusive practices would provide, writes a staff attorney for the National Consumer Law Center.