In 2001, a client came to financial advisor Bob Frey with a unique dilemma — and a fateful sense of timing.

Mutual funds in the U.S. that focus on bonds have the highest percentage of their assets in cash since 2008, which may temper a rise in yields from about record lows as managers put that money to work.

Under new rules, brokerages will probably have to draw up new disclosures to make clear that they are putting their client's best interests first, a level of responsibility known as a fiduciary standard.

The legislation takes aim at third-party bank service vendors, the backlog of FHA appraisals, rural housing assistance and other issues where there is broad agreement.

Federal appeals court judges in New Orleans on Friday appeared to back claims by investors that Treasury's "net worth sweep" is illegal.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said at an investor conference that the Trump administration's plan for Fannie and Freddie would provide more opportunities for financial institutions. He also called for an end to the U.S.-China trade war and weighed in on the prospect of interest rates falling to zero.

A pending Supreme Court ruling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding structure could create dangerous regulatory uncertainty. Congress should act first.

Bank regulators have historically neglected the needs of Black communities. Channeling funds to the banks that serve them would repair some of the damage.

Misleading data and hypersensitivity left over from the last financial crisis have us scared of shadows. The U.S. consumer is actually in pretty good shape.