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'.

The CFPB ordered Village Capital & Investment in Henderson, Nev., to issue refunds and pay a penalty for allegedly misrepresenting the cost savings in a refi product.

Reps. Lacy Clay and Emanuel Cleaver, both from Missouri, have shown interest in running the panel that could be a focal point in efforts to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The Democrat, who will likely head the Financial Services Committee, has signaled she'll make expanded housing opportunities for lower-income consumers a top priority.

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.

Bankers say they're putting up with behavior from entry-level workers that never would have been tolerated in the past because it's so hard to fill positions. Those compromises can undermine corporate culture.

A well-intentioned report from federal banking regulators was flawed in recommending that only insured depository institutions be permitted to issue stablecoins. Here's why.