Lalita Clozel

HSBC was fined $32.5 million for failing to comply with a 2011 consent order that directed the bank to revamp its mortgage servicing and foreclosure practices.

In addition to citing fears about loosening underwriting standards, cyber threats, and potential obsolescence, the OCC added sales practices as a source of significant risk to the banking industry in response to Wells Fargo's recent phony accounts scandal.

In addition to citing fears about loosening underwriting standards, cyber threats and potential obsolescence, the OCC added sales practices as a source of significant risk to the banking industry in response to Wells Fargo's recent phony-accounts scandal.

Both banks and fintech firms have a lot of questions about the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's proposed new charter, including exactly how the agency will ensure nonbanks don't get a leg up on bank competitors.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's decision to offer a special-purpose charter for fintech firms may entice more players than expected, including mortgage lenders and even some payday lending shops.

The debate over screen scraping has long pitted banks against fintech companies, but it has also recently captured the interest of another powerful interest group: Silicon Valley. That dynamic is set to make it one of the policy debates to watch closely in 2017, as companies like Google and Amazon are slowly starting to weigh in.

If companies like Amazon, Apple and Google enter in force the battle between banks and fintech firms over customers' personal data, it could tip the scales against the banking industry.

The New York Department of Financial Services has modified its cybersecurity rule after financial executives registered a number of complaints at a hearing in Albany last week.

The New York State Department of Financial Services has modified its cybersecurity rule after a strong pushback from bankers, including at a hearing in Albany last week.

The New York State Department of Financial Services has modified its cybersecurity rule after bankers registered complaints at a hearing in Albany last week.