The Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run, the industry's biggest annual philanthropic event, saw a nearly 10% increase in giving this year despite being canceled.

Lenders are struggling to deploy deposits into interest-earning assets, and changes to post-secondary education may further limit these options.

CIT inherited the business with its purchase earlier this year of Mutual of Omaha Bank.

Overall rate locks dropped 1.5% on a month-to-month basis; the drop in purchase volume was higher at 1.9%, Black Knight said.

The storm is slamming housing markets already beset by some of the nation's highest property insurance premiums.

Both purchases and refinance volumes climbed higher, as interest rates flattened following earlier volatility, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The financial services industry has made positive gains in consumer trust in recent years. As we enter what seems likely to be an era of deregulation, that newfound trust is theirs to lose.

Small businesses and consumers deserve the relief that legislation like the Credit Card Competition Act would bring from the fees that burden every card-based transaction. Banks can easily afford it.

Past efforts to restructure bank supervision have been derailed by politics and agency turf wars. It remains to be seen whether the Trump administration is willing to spend the political capital necessary to push reform through.