Some states are trimming the tax due on estates or inheritances when someone dies, while others are raising them. Even more change is coming, complicating estate planners' efforts to preserve as much wealth as possible.

A survey of registered investment advisors' use of social media shows a wide gap between regulation and reality, at least at smaller firms.

The ruling didn't give specifics of Kipple's allegations, but he alleged in regulatory filings that Wells Fargo terminated him for "truthfully responding to a regulatory inquiry" by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Wall Street's self-policing watchdog, in 2009.

The Treasury Department made clear in a much-anticipated report that it prefers Congress take up reform of the government-sponsored enterprises, but it also recommended steps that federal agencies could take without legislation.

The industry has taken some steps to lower barriers to affordable housing, but some observers say that more can be done.

The Trump administration is not backing down even after a federal court blocked guidance that would have limited the operations of national housing funds.

A researcher tested the prediction that banks will step in when payday lenders face restrictions. They didn't want his business.

It would be unwise to restrict the use of Home Loan bank advances to housing-related lending.

Banks with strong underwriting and stress testing should be well positioned to survive the credit and liquidity issues that may come while being able to continue to serve customers.