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The regulatory system is "broken from start to finish" and is allowing banks and other big firms to wear down regulators until they get what they want, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in a speech Thursday.

The agency recently cited providing equal access to small-business loans as one of nine top priorities for the next two years, saying it plans to build a team dedicated to the issue and infrastructure "to intake and analyze small-business lending complaints." But bankers worry it may go too far.

BankMobile has launched a podcast series focused on financial literacy and self-help tips.

Lenders are becoming more reluctant to share closing documents with real estate agents now that they have more responsibility for them, the National Association of Realtors claimed Thursday.

Great Western and HF Financial spent nearly four months going back and forth over their merger's terms in the midst of a swoon in overall stock prices. Negotiations included at least six changes in the proposed price and five proposals for the termination fee.

National Association of Realtors survey finds less than 30% of lenders willing to show closing document to Realtors as CFPB's new closing document put lenders on hook for accuracy.

Wells Fargo and Tangerine Bank are among those trying new communications tools that bring human conversations back into the channels where people bank by swiping and tapping.

Bank of America's mobile app can do almost everything that used to require a branch visit, says Michelle Moore; Lebenthal and four other women-owned firms land a big deal on Wall Street; Sallie Krawcheck joins the board of Blythe Masters' blockchain startup; Morgan Stanley's Carla Harris says both skills and spirituality contributed to her success. Also, the woman Obama is considering for the Supreme Court seat.

Carver Bancorp in New York has named Christina Maier its chief financial officer. Maier succeeds David Toner, who resigned from the $754 million-asset bank last month to pursue other opportunities

Total U.S. bankruptcy filings fell 1% to 64,662 in February compared to 65,064 in February 2015, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute, based on data provided by Epiq Systems.