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The bank started buying more Treasurys and mortgage-backeds over a year ago, long before talk about rate cuts. What did it know that its rivals didn't?

The agencies handed banks a significant victory when they finalized revisions to the Dodd-Frank proprietary trading ban, but officials also plan to re-propose changes to the “covered funds” section of the rule.

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters and over a hundred other lawmakers want the agency to go forward with a mandatory underwriting requirement for payday loans.

Financial services is a dangerous diversification play for USPS, a contributor writes; Sen. Elizabeth Warren tells acting CEO that Wells Fargo is "still fundamentally broken"; Capital One buys a tech-focused investment bank; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Credit unions across the nation have supported their communities with school supply drives, donating to charities and more.

Blooma has developed a software product that combs databases to create property profiles for commercial real estate lenders. It can drastically cut origination costs and approval times and help banks identify safer loans, the company says.

Mastercard Inc.’s European unit formally notified Belgian and German data-protection regulators of a data lapse concerning a loyalty program, officials said on Friday.

The Unity, Maine-based institution, which should open in the fall, will provide member business loans and other products to local farmers.

The Financial Action Task Force’s recent guidance on data privacy regulations should serve as a warning to companies planning to test virtual currencies.

Amid success stories like Apple Pay, Google Pay and the Starbucks app, there are many wallet apps that failed to gain traction — or squandered it when they did. But there is a lot to learn from their experiences.