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The House Financial Services Committee approved a data security bill Tuesday that would require all financial companies to have similar security protections and notification requirements as banks.

RSAC 2026

A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.

  • Independent brokers such as Phillips and Robinson are feeling spied on, muzzled and flat-out disrespected as brokerages struggle to keep regulators happy and brands intact. That said, broker-dealers may be have a point; a clutch of them have been sued or fined into oblivion for selling products that were, at best, too risky for their buyers.

  • A decade of pushing to make disclosures by registered investment advisers more user-friendly may now be paying off, although, as with similar reforms in the past, investors will need to make time to read them.

  • What to do with a corporate pension can be one of the biggest financial decisions people make when they retire. For advisers like Mark Atherton, it is also one of the trickiest because no two situations are alike.

Old Glory Bank - board members Larry Elder, Mary Fallin, Ben Carson

Old Glory Bank, which has ties to conservative political figures and touts itself as "pro-America," needs to raise more capital to meet its regulator's requirements. "Failure is not an option. We're going to figure this out," the bank's president and CEO said.

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Michael Barr

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said strong oversight mechanisms and consumer protections are needed for stablecoins to make them a more viable payment instrument.

AIBL

The bank technology company has released Smart Basket, which uses emerging artificial intelligence to improve transaction routing, a strategy that's quickly becoming table stakes for fintechs and financial institutions that offer payments.