Financial Planning magazine recently sat down with Tom Bradley, the president of TD Ameritrade Institutional, to sort out the industry. Bradley, who is always brimming with optimism and energy, said he believes financial planning's solution culture is changing financial services for everyone, forcing all financial advisers to think about much more than the next sale.

Though lacking the clout of big brokerages, independent firms boast an advantage with clients: no conflicts of interest.

A former broker for Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp. was sentenced to one year and a day in prison for receiving kickbacks in a stock-loan scheme.

From falling originations to market share shifts for nonbanks and government loans, here's a look at key findings from the just-released 2017 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.

Former N.Y. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had been a thorn in the side of financial institutions, using his state’s significant clout to affect national policy debate on a host of topics ranging from dark pools to cryptocurrencies. Here’s a look back at how Schneiderman made his mark on the ways financial institutions do business.

Lorie Shannon, recruited from SunTrust, will oversee a strategy that features large, non-QM mortgages in key markets.

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau weighs rules on protecting customer information shared between banks and third parties, it should consider giving consumers full authority over their financial data and committing to direct oversight of everyone involved, including data aggregators and fintechs.

North Korea and other rogue actors present a whole new threat to transaction security, says Capco's Julien Bonnay and Bryce VanDiver.

There are ways to remove bad actors from the industry — such as reinstating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s payday lending rule and banning certain fees and collection practices — without hindering consumers’ access to emergency credit.