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Institutions that have been opening consumer accounts without consent need to prepare for the fallout, even if the OCC has said it won't name names.

Competition for deposits is heating up as summer approaches, and banks are responding in all sorts of ways — from launching digital-only platforms to raising CD rates to reviving debit rewards. But rising interest rates could weaken demand for loans, especially mortgages.

Security Group was fined $5 million for abusive collection tactics; the Dutch payments company is now valued at nearly $16 billion.

The CFPB ordered Security Group Inc. to pay $5 million for making illegal threats, including that consumers could go to jail.

Everyone agrees good corporate governance involves a board that is just the “right” size and has a “good mix” of knowledgeable insiders and independent watchdogs. But setting bright-line rules for banks as varied as M&T, Wells Fargo and Eastern Bank is hard.

In his inaugural hearing as comptroller of the currency, Joseph Otting defended his decision not to publicly rebuke banks for Wells Fargo-like problems.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the agency has its hand full between proposals on liquidity and capital requirements and additional mandates made by the recently enacted regulatory relief law.

The agency will have to rework its strategy for amending its payday lending rule after a federal court rebuffed efforts to stop the rule from going into effect.

The House Financial Services Committee is preparing to vote on legislation to modernize anti-money-laundering rules, but the latest version of the bill excludes a key provision involving the collection of beneficial ownership information.

The simplified pricing of fintechs like Square and Stripe has finally caught up with banks' more complex fees, prompting Wells Fargo to restructure its billing for small businesses. Other banks will also face consequences—particularly community banks that depend on local merchants.

Royal Bank of Canada introduced a wave of technology initiatives in a bid to attract more tech-savvy customers who embrace a digital lifestyle.

The bank’s AI-driven virtual assistant, which lets people quickly search transactions and cancel subscriptions and other recurring charges, was an instant hit. But BofA will have to take a number of steps to sustain erica's early momentum.

Six Senate Democrats are asking the SEC's internal watchdog to investigate a Republican commissioner who berated Citigroup executives in a private meeting over the bank's decision to curtail some of the business it does with companies that sell guns.

The bank's head of investment management said Wednesday that his unit has eliminated dozens of high-cost funds over the last two years and replaced them with more passive and enhanced actively managed funds.

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney had sided with two industry trade groups that sued the CFPB in April to invalidate the tough restrictions.

Rep. Darrell Issa, the Republican lawmaker from California, is among the candidates who have been discussed as President Trump gets closer to naming someone to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to people familiar with the matter.

Almost half of systemically important financial institutions are trading in bear territory; bank is accused of overcharging customers for mortgage-backed securities.

A bill moving through the California Legislature seeks to tame the largely unregulated world of online small-business lending. If passed, it would be the first of its kind nationally, but so far it has failed to satisfy either the industry or its critics.

With the question of a federal charter still looming, Treasury's last report on changes to the financial regulatory system will focus on nonbanks and new tech startups.

Banks and startups compete for the same clients, as customers want one source for online checking and investment accounts.