Workers would be limited in tapping 401(k) retirement plans for loans under legislation two senators plan to introduce that is designed to counter the erosion of retirement assets.

Mass affluent investors, those with $100,000 to $1 million of investable assets, are pessimistic about investing, a survey of 596 individual investors and 610 financial advisers by MFS Investment Management found.

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In a presentation Thursday, co-COO Gordon Smith expanded on Jamie Dimon's recent comments about frustrations in the mortgage market, was upbeat about branch profitability and discussed some of the bank's Chase Pay challenges.

Many banks have already scaled back home lending or even left the business. With profit margins shrinking, inventories of homes at crisis levels and competition from nonbanks intensifying, that’s unlikely to change.

Readers weigh in on the role of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, consider personnel changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, debate the viability of public banks and more.

Republicans and Democrats have made constructive inroads toward drafting a stablecoin bill this Congress. The next Congress needs to build on that progress — and think bigger.

Inconsistent rules for calculating bank capital threaten to cut off small banks from a key source of liquidity.

Bank regulators are considering a measure that would rewrite the rules implementing the Community Reinvestment Act. They should consider taking their existing rules seriously.