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Despite the House Financial Services Committee's passage of a bill to convert the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's leadership structure from a single director to a commission, Democrats have largely opposed the bill.

Richard Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, takes issue with American Banker's recent story about errors in the agency's complaint database.

With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's disclosure rule potentially slowing down the loan process, institutions need to focus on communication strategies to keep young borrowers at the closing table.

Brazilian Banker Arrested in Petrobras Scandal; Wells Fargo Probed

The holidays are approaching, and mobile is going to play a bigger role in e-commerce than ever before. Last year, mobile holiday shopping traffic surpassed desktop for the first time and retailers are expecting even higher mobile traffic this year.

With community bankers already talking about suing over FOM, ties between NCUA and CU industry could come under more scrutiny.

The Bank for International Settlements acknowledges that people may have legitimate reasons to prefer an anonymous payment system.

There is no shortage of opinions about payday loans. But the same cannot be said for hard research, which is needed before regulators write new rules for the industry.

Fed, FDIC Awaited CFPB's Ally Discrimination Settlement; Fintech Worried About Regulation

Payroll cards are part of the emerging mobile payments capabilities that are shifting the nature of financial transactions.