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Regulators sought to limit improper contact between lenders and appraisers, but policies of the two mortgage giants encourage the kind of practices that contributed to the housing crisis.

Now is the time to correct the mistakes of interchange price controls that harm consumers and community financial institutions to the benefit of merchants.

Dems Go Postal; Banks Embrace Faster P2P Payments

When Amazon launched Amazon Dash buttons, many observers predicted that the concept would completely upend the retail model. But recent market research shows that fewer than half of Amazon Dash purchasers have actually used the button.

Directors and senior executives have a duty to inculcate risk culture into banks so that everyone works as a team to contain cyber and other risks, including the human vulnerabilities within.

It turns out cooperation isn't just good philosophy, it's good business. FIs such as RiverLand FCU are using cross-institutional collaboration to uncover scams and prevent further losses from occurring.

CU Journal asked readers to weigh in on why the industry has been losing small CUs at a rate of one a day for the last 15 years — and if that's a problem.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's plan to rein in payday and other lenders has some noticeable benefits for consumers, but much of the proposal should be revised.

JPM to Settle Hiring Probe; PayPal, Visa Make Nice

While the growth of digital commerce is a universal concept, digital has and will continue to manifest itself different depending upon the industry vertical and its level of digital maturity.