Schwab services 16,000 RIAs with 2,000 different fee structures. According to the industry's largest custodian, the exact costs come down to "a very personalized negotiation" with the firms.

A federal judge finds that the embattled brokerage Alpine Securities' argument that FINRA should answer to the federal executive branch amounts to " wishful thinking" that "collapses under the weight of spiraling aspiration."

The firms' collaboration shines a light on how the wealth management business works today and how it is evolving, as advisors weigh independence against the risks of "poking the bear" when they leave.

Higher utilization and aggregate excess payments point to pressure, according to TransUnion. Debt-to-income averages remain below traditional mortgage caps.

Rocket, United Wholesale Mortgage and Pennymac said they will use the new government-sponsored enterprise credit metric as large lenders get on board.

Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor encouraged the real estate industry to reconsider advice received from DEI experts.

The Japan-linked risk for banks is not the exchange rate itself but the funding, collateral and rollover pressure behind it. Sudden volatility in the foreign exchange market will rapidly cascade into U.S. Treasury markets.

Jerome Powell isn't Fed chair anymore, but he's staying on the board, which might be uncomfortable for his successor.

Community banks' primary objection to the Main Street Depositor Protection Act appears to be that one provision of it would give credit union customers the same level of deposit protection as bank customers.