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Financial firms are going on offense in Washington, pressing a policy agenda that would have been unimaginable just a few months ago. Some proposals, like reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, have been floated before while others began to gain traction after Republicans swept the November elections. Here's a look at some of the industry's requests.

The group of Australian banks that want to collectively bargain with Apple over terms of its Apple Pay app have sharpened their focus to an area the technology giant is likely to defend fiercely.

The trade group says that by merging the Share Insurance Fund and Corporate Stabilization Fund to issue dividends now – instead of in 2020 – the regulator could avoid instituting new premiums to the NCUSIF.

Republican lawmakers and Trump administration officials oppose the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but efforts to beat back CFPB policies might be a longer fight than many in the industry would like.

Daniel Tarullo's retirement opens another spot for a potentially bank-friendly central bank seat; Gary Cohn is Trump's point man on all things financial, from deregulation to Obamacare.

The Federal Reserve Board should continue to focus on emerging systemic threats and work on exempting community banks from rules clearly aimed at larger institutions, said Fed Gov. Daniel Tarullo, who unexpectedly announced his pending departure Friday.

In the years ahead, banks will have to fend off better organized and increasingly advanced cybercrime rings. "We're seeing levels of sophistication that we haven't seen before," says Pat Phelan, senior vice president of identity at TransUnion.

Banks are helping customers build healthy financial habits through their apps. The tools could also strengthen customer retention when rates go up.

Instead of focusing on wanting deregulation, the industry should be driving home the credit union difference as the reason why CUs are worthy of special treatment.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo will step down in April in a move that has profound implications for the central bank's oversight of banks.

Some execs have plenty to be sour about, but others are emphasizing the possibilities amid today's economic and political realities. Their contrasting mindsets were on full display at a Credit Suisse conference this week.

Regions Financial in Alabama promoted an in-house attorney to oversee its corporate governance practices.

While this will hold fintech to similar regulatory standards as traditional FIs, credit unions are especially vulnerable to these potential disruptors.

What if your credit union could serve every man, woman and child in the U.S.? Turns out a select few already can.

Bankers' association takes the Federal Reserve to court over dividends diverted to highway fund; JPMorgan Chase CEO makes a killing buying his stock at the bottom.

Purported revisions to House Republicans' Dodd-Frank rollback bill raised immediate questions about the GOP's strategy, since the provisions — which were more extreme than when the bill was unveiled last year — promptly sparked Democratic opposition.

The services that Kasisto, Personetics, North Side and Teller offer banks to automate interactions vary in their levels of personality and the workload they can handle.

The rise in home values is good news for homeowners looking to tap the equity in their homes to pay down debt or make big purchases, but some consumer groups fear it could lead to a new wave of loan defaults.

The American Bankers Association filed a lawsuit Thursday against the federal government over a Federal Reserve rule mandated by Congress that diverts dividend payments to Fed member banks to the highway fund.

A House plan to provide regulatory relief will be more far-reaching when it is reintroduced soon by rendering the consumer protection agency toothless and providing banks with extra incentives to opt into a deregulatory plan.