BankThink

Open data could be a game changer for small and medium-sized businesses. We need a regulatory structure that recognizes this.

FDIC data shows an uptick in the number of Americans with access to basic banking services. That momentum has to continue.

Rather than blaming the Federal Reserve, CFPB and other agencies for getting over their skis, I blame Congress for being unable to give them workable, solid power to solve agreed-upon policy objectives.

The board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is required by law to have a member with state bank supervisory experience. That perspective has been absent for too long.

An appeals court ruling that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding source is unconstitutional is faulty. Upholding it would devastate the financial services industry.

Refining internal processes and reassessing daily workflows is more important than ever at a time when bankers are frequently asked to do more with less.

Inflated home values were already making homeownership unattainable for millions of Americans; now it's interest rates. To change this dynamic, we need some creative thinking.

Congress will eventually turn its attention to the fact that taxpayers are subsidizing payments to large financial institutions.

One year after from President Biden's executive order on Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act, there has been no discernible progress.

Any limitations on the distribution of pandemic relief and other payments are the result of instructions from the IRS, or the Federal Reserve's failure to operate a 24/7 payments system — and not shortcomings of the automated clearing house network, writes the head of Nacha.