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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell brushed away concerns that a second Trump presidency could imperil the central bank's independence.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s framework for resolving a large bank failure is inadequate and leaves the door open to future taxpayer-subsidized bailouts.

Eugene Scalia, former Secretary of Labor and the banking lobby's lawyer on retainer for a potential challenge to Washington's capital reform effort, discusses the state of administrative law after the overturning of a key legal precedent.

Ficklin has been the CFPB's only fair lending director since 2011, establishing the office under Elizabeth Warren and pushing fair lending enforcement beyond mortgages into other financial products such as credit cards.

Two days after the Fed released the results of its annual stress tests, the nation's eight largest banks all announced plans to supplement their payouts to shareholders. At the same time, most of the banks also said that their capital requirements are expected to rise.

The company says the FDIC's "pause letters" to banks and denial of Freedom of Information Act requests are illegal.

The high court's much-anticipated ruling gives federal courts — rather than executive agencies — the power to interpret ambiguous statutes. The decision is expected to facilitate an increase in litigation over banking regulations.

The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a proposal mandating banks enhance their anti-money-laundering and counterterrorism financing programs, including measures to address fentanyl trafficking and Russian money laundering.

The value-added services unit of Visa, led by longtime Australian bank executive Anthony Cahill, covers nearly 200 global products in five categories, and recently produced a 23% quarterly increase in revenue over the prior year.

A landmark ruling by the Supreme Court's conservative majority means that defendants will have the right to a jury trial in cases where bank regulators are seeking civil penalties. The consequences for federal banking agencies are expected to be substantial.

The Consumer Federation of America and Consumer Reports sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau urging it to require banks to search for less discriminatory models. Later the same day, the CFPB issued a report saying it's doing just that.

The plan from the Heritage Foundation, a group the first Trump administration was largely in line with, would shutter CFPB, break up HUD and raise FHA premiums.

When TD Bank launched an audio brand identity across its communication channels early this year, the new jingle triggered a surprising reaction from consumers using the firm's ATMs.

Last year, the CFPB referred 18 matters to the Department of Justice and initiated 28 fair lending examinations or targeted reviews, the highest number of such actions by the agency ever.

Darren King, who has been overseeing retail and business banking, will depart from the bank in August, M&T said Wednesday. A company spokesperson cited personal reasons.

The technology company faces fines over potential anti-competition practices; Takis Georgakopoulos is on his way to Fiserv.

Four large banks were dinged in their resolution plan reviews for shortcomings in their plans to unwind their derivatives positions in times of stress. But whether the problem is with the banks' plans or the regulators' expectations for a legally ambiguous product is a matter of debate.

Funding Circle US fought to win a coveted license to make SBA 7(a) loans only to see its London-based parent company agree to a sale before it could make its first government-guaranteed loan

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau extended the deadline for lenders with the highest volume of small-business loans to July 18, 2025, and will not assess penalties for reporting errors for a year.

Ransomware group LockBit threatened on Sunday to publish the stolen data Tuesday evening. Ransomware experts said it was likely that the group was bluffing.