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Johnson, who currently heads a housing-finance industry group, will take over this summer from longtime president and CEO Richard Hunt.

During the pandemic, consumer lenders have found it easier to collect payments because the federal student loan moratorium has made many borrowers more liquid. A plan for blanket forgiveness reportedly under consideration by President Biden could sustain that trend.

Representatives of the retailer community will face off against payment card network and bank executives over credit and debit card interchange during a Wednesday hearing to be chaired by Sen. Dick Durbin.

Even "lifers" are considering new jobs as financial institutions bulk up to expand into new markets.

Genesis Financial will use Nova Credit’s bank account data analysis to approve credit to applicants with little or no credit bureau files.

Former Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision Randal Quarles delivered his strongest rebuke yet to the idea that the U.S. needs a central bank digital currency to avoid falling behind other countries, calling the argument one "you expect from a 17-year-old, but not from a central bank."

With abortion rights in the U.S. in danger, employers are taking measures to extend support and access to healthcare.

The focus of the expanded expanded enforcement group will include virtual-currency offerings, decentralized finance and trading platforms, as well as stablecoins, according to the regulator.

The number of suspicious activity reports involving cryptocurrency topped 90,000 in 2021, according to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The reason for the uptick may be that crypto is becoming more mainstream.

The $2 trillion-asset company has appointed a new CEO and chief operating officer of its growing business in the U.S., Mexico and other parts of the Western Hemisphere.