

President Trump's nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau disclosed that he's been paid by numerous financial firms regulated by the agency he is expected to lead.
The drop in the annual metric for FHA loans was the biggest in over four years but other performance indicators ICE Mortgage Technology tracked were mixed.
The regulator cited anti-money-laundering deficiencies in its decision, signaling the government is keeping a close eye on the issue even in a broader deregulatory environment. That means fintechs will be recruiting compliance experts from banks.
The mortgage subsidiary of PlainsCapital Bank saw improvement in its bottom line but remained in the red amid ongoing affordability constraints.
The House Financial Services Committee's Republican majority backed slower funds availability and declined to shift authorized-scam losses onto banks.
BNY's Robin Vince and Nubank's David Velez have joined the boards of the OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group Public Benefit Corporation; Old National Bancorp has revamped its top leadership teams; City National Bank appointed Lindsay Dunn executive vice president and head of personal and business banking; and more in this week's banking news roundup.