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Regulators and lawmakers go to great lengths to avoid using the term for reforms in the Trump era, but its meaning is consistent with recent steps to revise and clarify the post-crisis regime.

Tax-related identity theft can be especially worrisome, not only for the monetary consequences it carries, but tax documents often contain highly sensitive information, like Social Security numbers, writes Paige Schaffer, president and COO of Generali Global Assistance’s Identity and Digital Protection Services Global Unit.

The House Financial Services Committee recently approved protections for banks financing cannabis companies in states where it’s legal. This is a good first step, but improvements are needed.

Small banks rise up against “onerous contracts and sometimes mediocre digital offerings”; Quarles warns banks to speed up preparations for Libor sunset.

With no firm dates announced for processing certification and delivery dates for new hardware and upgrade kits 120 days or more out, the Windows 10 migration is shaping up to be a scheduling and budgetary nightmare, writes Yonas Marcos, president and CEO of Star Financial Services.

The Fed should continue to play a key role in the new payments system, rather than leaving it in the hands of the country’s largest banks, Thomas Hoenig and Bruce Summers argue.

The new chairman of America's Credit Union Museum writes that as the number of CUs shrinks, the museum remains committed to preserving each institution's history, no matter how small.

The central bank has failed to appropriately scrutinize deals in recent years, potentially putting the financial system at risk.

Three regulators warn Wells it hasn’t made enough progress on consent order; poor fourth quarter investment banking revenue ignites cutbacks.

Cash is expensive, overseas cards may be illegal and cryptocurrency is unreliable, argues David Ehrlich, COO and co-founder of Zodaka, who says e-wallets are an answer.