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The National Credit Union Administration board is expected to tackle a rule on nonmember shares this week while the House Financial Services Committee will examine Facebook's effect on financial services.

As lawmakers tackle Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, any revamp must lessen risk to the mortgage system and U.S. taxpayers.

Malaga Financial has no intention of diversifying its portfolio despite heavier competition and potential funding challenges.

Count Citizens Financial’s Bruce Van Saun among those who think interest rate cuts could halt by mid-2020. The key, he says, is to focus on delivering services customers are willing to pay fees for and to skillfully reprice deposits until then.

As the administration gears up to end a decade of government control of Fannie and Freddie, are there any good options?

The Minneapolis company attributed the uptick to new tech tools, additional loan officers and other process improvements — not to mention the refi boom fueled by lower rates. It’s a formula other banks are expected to copy.

The Minneapolis bank says recent investments in its retail operation contributed to strong improvement in home lending and mortgage banking fees.

At a national level, loan growth has been on the decline for months and could still get worse. Here's how some credit unions are tackling the issue.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency found deficiencies related to the bank's holding period for "other real estate owned."

Readers react to whether the next presidential debate will discuss banking, how California's financial policies are bleeding into other blue states, suggested reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act and more.

Maine Harvest Federal Credit Union, which will serve farmers and the food industry, opened this week and aims to make $12 million in loans over the next six years.

Delinquencies on indirect auto and home equity loans are trending up, while past-due rates on credit cards are declining, according to a recent report by the American Bankers Association.

The Federal Housing Administration chief has already been serving as the acting deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Community banks will likely face questions about mortgage lending, deposit gathering and M&A during earnings calls.

Regulators should consider online lending and a list of what loans qualify for CRA credit in any revamp of the outdated law.

Allowing the mortgage giants to retain profits resolves a short-term capital shortfall, but how much capital they would need after exiting conservatorship is still the bigger question.

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While 79% of mortgages nationwide were for primary residences, 92% of credit union mortgage loans fall into that category.

The company was the only no-show at the gathering of Facebook’s payments partners; HSBC was fined $650,000 for violating swaps risk management rules.

A new law authorizes municipalities in the nation’s largest state to charter their own financial institutions to reinvest public funds into the community.