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Trust and transparency can be strengthened and like-minded borrowers and banks can be brought together if transactions are “tagged” and investments are explained, argues Bruce Cahan, adjunct professor at Stanford University.

Rather than just avoiding costly rules, cost-benefit analyses can also validate worthy ones. That is the case with proposals to toughen the leverage ratio.

The Senate voted 53-47 to approve Steven Mnuchin as Treasury secretary; customers will soon be able to access cash at ATMs using their cellphones

The attack goes after the social network customer service channels for issuers and other financial services, and is hard for consumers to spot.

One of the root problems of investing disparities is lack of diversity among those who make investment decisions. Here’s how to change the dynamic.

Republican lawmakers and Trump administration officials oppose the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but efforts to beat back CFPB policies might be a longer fight than many in the industry would like.

Daniel Tarullo's retirement opens another spot for a potentially bank-friendly central bank seat; Gary Cohn is Trump's point man on all things financial, from deregulation to Obamacare.

Hotels and other hospitality businesses need to adopt new security technology methods such as biometrics to stay ahead of the crooks.

Instead of focusing on wanting deregulation, the industry should be driving home the credit union difference as the reason why CUs are worthy of special treatment.

Money transfer operators have an incentive to inform banks and regulators about the quality of their compliance programs.