Charles Schwab Corp. has reported significant January increases in total client assets and new brokerage accounts, the latest in a string of positive developments for both the company and the financial services industry as a whole.

With $4 billion of assets under management, the financial advisory firm James E. Bashaw & Co. does not really need to reach out to new kinds of clients.

Many investors are pouring money into managed futures funds — to the tune of billions last year alone. They have their reasons: Impressive returns through the financial crisis, lower minimum investments and returns that almost never mimic the stock markets'.

Time and again, two former associates of President Trump deceived banks in connection with loan applications. Their wealth, proximity to power and willingness to tell big lies all appear to have helped them get away with brazen schemes.

The White House confirmed that it plans to nominate Mark Calabria as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

An agency report said servicing portfolios have shrunk by nearly half in 10 years as much of the mortgage market has shifted to nonbanks.

Demand for advances from the Home Loan banks has plummeted as the Federal Reserve has flooded the financial system with liquidity. But with a nudge from Congress, these government-sponsored enterprises could remain relevant by broadening their mission and opening membership to more lenders.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. might need to borrow money from the Treasury Department to manage the orderly liquidation of a systemically important bank. But if Treasury can’t legally issue more debt, that money may not be available.

Financial services companies tend to push out older employees. That’s a mistake, both because of the loss of institutional knowledge and because it’s older bankers who can build the best rapport with boomer customers.