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As director of the Fed's Division of Research and Statistics, David Wilcox is responsible for briefing the Federal Open Market Committee on the outlook for the national economy.

Top U.S. housing regulator Mel Watt is privately reassuring people close to him that he will keep his post as authorities investigate an employee's claims of sexual harassment. Now, his accuser is heightening the pressure — speaking out publicly for the first time.

The bank said it has received subpoenas related to low-income housing tax credits; write-offs of bad credit card debt creep up.

After the National Credit Union Administration asked for comments on proposed revisions and expansions to its Payday Alternative Loan program, credit unions offered their suggestions for how to fix it.

After 20 years of working with a clunky, time-consuming 3-D Secure authorization method for online purchases, the wheels are finally in motion to get the upgraded 2.0 version in place for merchants and banks, granting access to more data for spotting fraud.

Even as the payments landscape has become increasingly complicated and convoluted over the past several years, many industry players have not kept pace with their payments testing methods or tools, writes Steve Gilde, director of global product marketing for Paragon Application Systems.

One community bank decided it can build closer relationships with business clients by hosting events to help them learn how to fortify their cyberdefenses.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., released a survey of lending practices that he said point to practices such as forced arbitration clauses and extracting a customer’s credit score to determine creditworthiness.

No outrage over more Wells disclosures; Steve Calk accused of conspiring with Manafort against his own bank; FBI warns banks about threat to ATMs; and more from this week's most-read stories.

As the state phases in tougher requirements from its 2017 regulation, federal agencies continue to show an interest in updating their cyber policies.

Matthew J. Biliouris has spent 26 years at the National Credit Union Administration, including serving as acting director and deputy director of the Office of Consumer Financial Protection.

The Michigan company had been operating under the supervisory agreement since 2010.

The Warren, Mich.-based CU has merged into Selfreliance Ukrainian American FCU of Chicago.

One expert says the U.S. lags behind other countries, but changes are coming soon – and fast.

Although it’s required to by law, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has not had an independent director with state bank supervisory experience since 2012. It’s time for that to change.

Thieves stole more than $13 million from an Indian bank just days after an FBI warning; Fed’s special oversight restrictions from 2015 lifted.

With increasing value propositions, use of Apple Pay for in-store purchases should continue to increase, writes Mohammad Khan, president and co-founder of Omnyway.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., says he is concerned that banks are freezing accounts of customers if they aren't providing citizenship information.

IBM claims that by monitoring customer behavior first and foremost, banks can make suspicious activity reporting far more accurate.

The new policy, meant to assist borrowers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, will let servicers evaluate borrowers using pre-disaster payment information.