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As lawmakers consider reforms to the Dodd-Frank Act, fresh data shows a dramatic reduction in new items issued by the regulatory agencies.

BB&T is the nation's fifth-largest insurance broker. The deal, expected to close in the third quarter, would further expand its reach in the Southeast and Texas.

Small financial institutions are eager to see the Senate’s reform bill signed into law, but House efforts to amend the legislation risk stalling the effort.

Several states have created their own operations aimed at shoring up what they see as oversight holes created by the CFPB; JPMorgan CEO’s annual letter (47 pages, this one) runs the gamut.

Readers react to Mick Mulvaney’s proposal to restructure the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, opine on Community Reinvestment Act reform ideas, weigh in on emojis in digital banking and more.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council will hold an executive session next week to consider whether Zions Bancorp. should still be considered a systemically important financial institution.

KPMG has been the bank's auditor since 1931. Critics say it's time for a change.

Credit unions have seen a slew of legal victories in lawsuits claiming CUs' websites violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, but there are fears attorneys pursuing those cases may be changing their strategy.

Companies that aspire to be the Uber of their industry should take a second look at the ride-sharing market, where Grab has become a lightning rod of payments investment and innovation.

National Credit Union Administration board member Rick Metsger says a federal judge overstepped the court's bounds when striking down portions of the agency's field-of-membership rule, but stopped short of saying the regulator planned to appeal the decision.

The agency’s acting director uses a reply letter to the senator not to answer her questions but to underscore that Congress lacks the ability to compel answers to such questions.

More e-commerce companies see recurring billing as a key revenue model, a trend that convinced Stripe to try to lower the bar to entry.

Cathy Bessant, chief operations and technology officer at Bank of America, shares her thoughts on how companies can prevent human foibles and biases from creeping into their software and the need to build an ethical framework for AI software development and use.

In addition to his highly publicized comments on trade and other political issues, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase used his annual letter to underscore the importance of job training for low-wage workers and call attention to an FDIC proposal that encourages banks to hire workers who have been convicted of minor crimes.

John Williams, a monetary policy expert, has been a critic of Wall Street culture and has voiced concerns about financial startups not offering equal access to credit.

A "three-pronged" internship and management program at HUD Federal Credit Union is helping professionals across all stages of their careers, and the initiative has garnered notice from HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson.

UNCLE Credit Union is continuing its expansion into the Stockton, Calif., market via merger with Allied Trades CU.

Online account opening and facial recognition features on mobile apps are among the technologies the bank intends to introduce or improve upon this year, CEO Jamie Dimon wrote in his yearly shareholder letter.

Traditional financial institutions would gain from adopting the innovative, consumer-focused mindset Amazon promotes. Hiring executives away from the e-commerce giant could help.

The agency should consider exempting some registered cryptocurrency exchanges from state money transmission laws.