BankThink

The Twittersphere erupted last week with incorrect conflations of the Federal Reserve's imminent faster payments network and exceedingly nascent interest in a central bank digital currency. Those misunderstandings could pose a real risk to FedNow implementation.

A former comptroller of the currency worries that, in the current frenzy to right crypto's wrongs, Washington will go too far and inadvertently undercut the U.S. banking system.

This congressionally mandated mission plays a critical role in funding important projects in communities across the country.

The transition from a rules-based regulatory system to a principles-based regime requires a change in mindset. Box-ticking no longer gets the job done.

A pending Supreme Court ruling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding structure could create dangerous regulatory uncertainty. Congress should act first.

Bank regulators have historically neglected the needs of Black communities. Channeling funds to the banks that serve them would repair some of the damage.

Misleading data and hypersensitivity left over from the last financial crisis have us scared of shadows. The U.S. consumer is actually in pretty good shape.

The bailout of Silicon Valley Bank was an abdication of bank regulators' responsibility to see to it that market discipline effectively polices the banking industry.

The more employees who can confidently tell their bank's story, the better positioned a bank will be to build relationships and earn business.

A former attorney with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency asks why regulators have failed to finalize the rules to implement Section 956 of Dodd-Frank, enacted more than a decade ago.