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Fintechs can get what they need from a traditional bank charter with the FDIC, as long as the agency is willing to play ball and step up its approach to innovation.

State regulators are planning to sue the agency over its special-purpose charter, but the charter would be an important step forward for the regulatory system.

Colin Walsh, Varo Money's CEO, learned a lot from his first stab at deposit insurance. Lesson one: Work with one regulator at a time.

The agency has suggested several steps in its notice on reforming the law that could actually harm, not help, underserved communities.

The House of Representatives passed two bills that would tie appraisal waivers for Small Business Administration loans to bank rules for commercial real estate loans, despite objections from the Appraisal Institute about its members being cut out of transactions.

The plan identified five risk areas — including cybersecurity — that will be on the agenda for agency examiners next year.

The senator’s bill to reform the 40-year-old law and expand housing investments could gain clout as Democrats look to pick up congressional seats and she eyes a presidential run.

A proposal to let certain thrifts operate like national banks blurs the line even further between the two institution types.

An examination of industry sales tactics conducted after the Wells Fargo scandal found that credit card accounts (not checking or savings) were the largest source of account openings without customer permission.

State regulators are planning to sue the agency over its special-purpose charter, but the charter would be an important step forward for the regulatory system.