Consumer banking
The CFPB flexes its muscle in a Discover deal, Sheila Bair blasts a double standard for hurting small banks and mortgage settlement overseer Joe Smith weighs in on progress to date.
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U.S banks — with PNC and U.S. Bancorp being only the latest — have been the targets of cyber attacks all week. How can they protect themselves?
September 27 -
Aspiring consolidators are weighing the advantages of attracting lending teams instead of making outright acquisitions.
September 26
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A group of state attorneys general is looking at the possibility that banks have sold credit card accounts to debt collection firms that were supported by inaccurate and robo-signed documents.
September 24 -
Big banks hire a former governor (Pawlenty) as their top lobbyist. An FDIC official (Hoenig) slams their behavior. And the FHFA proposes linking GSE fees to foreclosure costs.
September 21 -
A few years after a pair of high-profile failures pared their ranks and damaged their credibility, bankers' banks are seeking to overcome weak loan demand by becoming trusted advisors to small institutions.
September 19 -
The inspector general of the Federal Housing Finance Agency has pushed the agency to take more oversight over Fannie and Freddie, upending Freddie's mortgage putback practices and drawing out details of a special servicing program.
September 18 -
As new banking standards come into focus, the debate rages on about whether they will strengthen the financial system or merely bury it in red tape.
September 17 -
Mortgage lenders get clarity from Fannie and Freddie; Capital One CEO fears competition from mobile players; former IndyMac CEO fights the SEC.
September 14
