The Clearing House Association

The merger of the Financial Services Roundtable and The Clearing House Association is likely to bring a more analytical approach to the combined group’s dealings with lawmakers, emphasizing detailed research over simplified talking points.

Financial institutions and retail companies are trading barbs over which industry poses greater risk to sensitive customer information just as lawmakers are planning to take another stab at a data security bill.

Examiners focus too much on how many suspicious activity reports banks file and too little on the true riskiness of their activities, according to lawmakers and industry representatives.

The Senate Banking Committee's first hearing of 2018 will focus on anti-money-laundering efforts and counter terrorist financing, which could be a precursor to legislative reforms.

As the banking industry moves closer to adopting a faster payments system, bank executives have begun to think through the impact it will have on clients and banks themselves.

As the banking industry moves closer to adopting a faster payments system, bank executives have begun to think through the impact it will have on clients and banks themselves.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika said he thinks regulators can make a case for an exemption to carve out all small banks from the ban on proprietary trading.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika called for reopening the debate over the barrier between banking and commerce, saying there is evidence removing it could benefit small banks.

The new vice chairman of supervision at the Fed said the agency will seek comment on its rules for stress tests, capital and other areas, as well as look at how fintech has impacted the industry.

The Federal Reserve Board governor sketched out a future in which U.S. banks remain at the center of commercial transactions.