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In a letter calling for the Federal Reserve Board to establish penalties for officials who violate new ethics policies, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown and other Democrats expanded their push for enhanced Fed accountability.

Credit quality at the largest U.S. bank by assets remains strong for now, but a top executive issued a warning about what may lie ahead.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which levied the penalties, say Bank of America unfairly froze customer accounts in its effort to stop rampant fraud in a program that distributed pandemic aid through prepaid debit cards.

Nikhil Rathi, CEO of Britain's Financial Conduct Authority, said the recent cryptocurrency market crash has underscored the need for regulation on both sides of the Atlantic.

Issuers that offer cash rewards can benefit from consumer anxiety over rising prices for gas and groceries, but have to find ways to make sure their own costs don't rise in tandem.

A class action said the company, which has suffered two breaches in the past year, also was responsible for a larger breach and “downplayed” the situation when it notified consumers.

Financial terms of the Rhode Island bank’s agreement to acquire Paladin Advisors were not disclosed. Paladin is expected to join a division that grew out of a 2018 deal for Clarfeld Financial Advisors.

The boss of the U.K. digital bank Monzo Bank said he’s targeting growth rather than immediate profit during a turbulent time for the fintech industry, after nearly doubling annual revenue while widening losses.

The Polish American Credit Union Support Fund is gathering donations from members to help purchase ambulances and medical supplies, while also securing more stable housing for those fleeing the conflict.

In an internal memo to staff, Deputy CFPB Director Zixta Q. Martinez announced a realignment of the bureau’s legal and student loan offices with an expanded strategy team.  

The cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the latest casualty of a $2 trillion crash that has wiped out some of the industry’s biggest names and exposed hundreds of thousands of individual investors to steep losses.

Morgan Stanley said it expects to pay a $200 million fine related to a broad U.S. investigation into the use of unapproved personal devices.

Citigroup has won part of its appeal in a discrimination suit brought by a former banker who was laid off after being called “old” at the age of 55.

The buyback pause is meant to allow the bank to get to a 13.2% common equity Tier 1 ratio by next March, comfortably clearing a higher bar recently set by regulators. Meanwhile, net income fell 28% to $8.6 billion in the second quarter.

Consumers are feeling less confident about their economic prospects, and investors worry their loan repayments will slow. Those fears have led to large drops in stock prices for consumer finance companies, particularly for those who lend to borrowers with lower credit scores.