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The white-shoe firm is relaxing its “stuffy” dress code for a more “flexible” one; the CFPB plans to toughen rules on energy-saving project lenders.

Criminals are inventing new ways to hide dirty money amid transactions for digital goods bought and sold on everything from Amazon to game-app sites. Banks need to wake up to the threat, says Ben Duranske, Facebook Payments' former compliance chief.

The decision shows how hard it is to prosecute an individual banker; reports say Nordea, the Nordic area’s largest bank, handled suspicious transactions.

Revolut has caught the attention of U.K. regulators over money laundering compliance, a predicament that sheds light on issues faced by the entire digital financial services industry.

Bank’s involvement and complex financing draw ire of Barclay shareholders; banks report financial deceit by those who know seniors.

Former Managing Director Timothy Fletcher banished for role in referral hiring; Apple-Goldman collaboration shows banks fear missing out.

The OCC said that branches in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago will be required to take certain corrective actions, but it did not hit the Japanese-owned bank with any financial penalties.

City sues seven banks for alleged price fixing on floating-rate bonds; analyst says “the most negative revelations are yet to come” in the 1MDB scandal.

If verdict stands, it could raise ceiling on anti-laundering penalties; better-than-expected results buy Barclays chief more time on current strategy.

Members of both parties want to make it easier for legal cannabis businesses to access financial services, but myriad obstacles stand in the way of that goal.

The European Union drew a rebuke from the U.S. for including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other overseas territories on a blacklist of 23 jurisdictions posing higher risks of money laundering and terrorist financing.

The company’s investment in a small business lender is said to be the biggest ever in Europe; the merger may raise questions from regulators, spur more mergers.

The Feb. 13 hearing marks a turning point in long-running efforts in Washington to ease banks and credit unions' fears about serving the cannabis industry.

The Feb. 13 hearing marks a turning point in long-running efforts in Washington to ease bankers' fears about serving the cannabis industry.

The bipartisan legislation would establish a task force to study how bad actors exploit new technologies and reward tips that lead to criminal convictions, among other things.

The bank says regulators want information about its possible role in the money laundering scandal; Kristi Mitchem moves to BMO Global Asset Management.

Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, wants the panel to look into how Britain's move to leave the EU – which has rankled credit unions across the pond – is impacting the U.S.

Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, urged Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., to prioritize certain "critical areas" in the new Congress.

Attorney General-nominee William Barr signaled this week he was not likely to crack down on financial institutions serving pot businesses, but even if he is confirmed and sticks with his assurance, the situation is far from resolved

Attorney General-nominee William Barr signaled this week he was not likely to crack down on financial institutions serving pot businesses, but even if he is confirmed and sticks with his assurance, the situation is far from resolved