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This summer, Fiserv plans to implement a solution that will move managed accounts using mutual fund advisory and exchange-traded funds on to its existing unified managed account platform.

"Follow the money" can serve as a good starting point for identifying strong-performing mutual funds, said analysts at Standard & Poor's.

The Delaware company, best known for issuing prepaid cards, has ramped up commercial real estate securitizations. The shift promises to deliver big fees, but it could also cause headaches if defaults spike.

Some believe the administration will delay action on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to avoid any political fallout. Others say the window for reform is closing.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a settlement in favor of the California Reinvestment Coalition against CIT Group's OneWest Bank, which Steven Mnuchin ran before he became Treasury secretary.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency may have gotten more than it bargained for in its review of the Home Loan banks, but there is little doubt that the effort will result in significant structural change.

The agency should be asking why, in today's America, there is anyone who wants a full-service checking account but can't get one.

The agency needs to demonstrate the moral courage necessary to break up unmanageably large banks.