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Acting Comptroller Keith Noreika says his agency is prepared to defend its authority to grant banking licenses to fintech firms; lawmakers hopeful they can block anti-arbitration rule before it takes effect.

Hub brand requirements are modest compared with retail systems. They communicate reputation and trust to a relatively small set of sophisticated firms they hope to serve.

The banking industry is evolving. Doesn’t it make more sense to focus on how to evolve with it rather than how to reduce competition?

The bank’s once-vaunted bond trading unit reports its second bad quarterly performance in a row; Cordray tells OCC it’s too late to stop rule prohibiting mandatory arbitration.

When you look at the potent combination of Prime customers (who are the only ones eligible to shop on Prime Day) and Echo owners, Amazon was shrewd to give those customers extra special treatment.

Announcing that a formerly free product or service will now cost money exposes banks to reputational risk. But the process doesn’t have to end in customers getting angry.

Former Visa CEO replaces Gerald Hassell; Acting Comptroller Noreika asks Cordray to delay rule that makes it easier for consumers to sue banks.

The CEO of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a top matchmaker for bank mergers, explains why large banks will soon return to dealmaking after a long absence, the case for starting new banks and the enduring value of branches.

The move will explore the risks and opportunities of the new technology, and the group membership allocation across agencies and stakeholder groups seems to be a reasonable way to include a range of opinions, writes Rob Viglione, co-founder of ZenCash.

With a heavy focus on the granular details of compliance, bankers and regulators might miss the big picture — not unlike New York City’s approach to fighting crime in the 1990s.