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The attorney general told lawmakers that exempting states that have legalized marijuana from the federal ban is better than the current system where state and federal laws are in conflict.

The former lawmaker joins the Swiss bank after years of pushing for bank deregulation as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.

The chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee promised to block action on the agency's budget unless it can justify its fee-hike request.

Regulators and lawmakers go to great lengths to avoid using the term for reforms in the Trump era, but its meaning is consistent with recent steps to revise and clarify the post-crisis regime.

Tax-related identity theft can be especially worrisome, not only for the monetary consequences it carries, but tax documents often contain highly sensitive information, like Social Security numbers, writes Paige Schaffer, president and COO of Generali Global Assistance’s Identity and Digital Protection Services Global Unit.

The House Financial Services Committee recently approved protections for banks financing cannabis companies in states where it’s legal. This is a good first step, but improvements are needed.

Jamie Forese, long considered the potential successor to Citigroup Chief Executive Officer Michael Corbat, is departing after 34 years at the firm.

The bipartisan bill, praised by credit union trade groups, is the top 2019 legislative priority for the Defense Credit Union Council.

With no firm dates announced for processing certification and delivery dates for new hardware and upgrade kits 120 days or more out, the Windows 10 migration is shaping up to be a scheduling and budgetary nightmare, writes Yonas Marcos, president and CEO of Star Financial Services.

In 2016, a big-bank consortium said that it would charge the same prices to all institutions, regardless of their size. But now the group has added a large caveat to that pledge.

The online lender's recent completion of a $700 million securitization provided Jonathan Ebinger at BlueRun Ventures an opportunity to reflect on what he has learned about the power of alternative data.

On the same day the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing with CEOs of seven of the largest banks, Sen. Sherrod Brown said bank misconduct since the crisis demanded further inquiry by the Senate Banking Committee.

The technology provider to financial advisers is partnering with Advisor Credit Exchange to help them connect their clients with banks and nonbanks for consumer and business loans.

The largest U.S. banks got a head start in launching Zelle through their mobile apps about 18 months ago, working closely with Zelle’s owner Early Warning Services LLC. It’s taking longer for smaller institutions to get up and running, due to some technical complexity.

The decade-old rule, now under review, is outdated and another example of one-size-fits-all regulation, community bankers say.

Amazon Go is caving to rising pressure from cities and states banning cashless stores and planning to introduce cash-acceptance to a model whose entire premise was about eliminating the friction of checkout with a seamless, card-based checkout.

A House Financial Services Committee hearing featuring seven large-bank CEOs tackled a host of contentious subjects, as Republicans and Democrats sparred over whether such institutions are simply too big.

The Fed should continue to play a key role in the new payments system, rather than leaving it in the hands of the country’s largest banks, Thomas Hoenig and Bruce Summers argue.

The central bank has failed to appropriately scrutinize deals in recent years, potentially putting the financial system at risk.

Three regulators warn Wells it hasn’t made enough progress on consent order; poor fourth quarter investment banking revenue ignites cutbacks.