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The administration’s recent report on fintech innovation discussed ways to adopt electronic promissory notes — or eNotes — and automated appraisals in federal mortgage programs.

Fannie Mae’s treatment of a reperforming loan package helped drive up earnings by almost 41% to $4.5 billion, delivering a stronger dividend to Treasury ahead of a leadership change.

The decision, unveiled just hours after the Treasury Department endorsed the charter concept, means some fintech firms could soon be regulated more like banks.

The Trump administration is making more than 80 recommendations to encourage financial innovation within a regulated space, including endorsing the creation of a federal fintech charter.

The D.C. movers and shakers at the center of the financial crisis — and the government’s response — have all moved on to new positions. Here's a look at what they did afterward.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac remain in conservatorship nearly a decade after the financial crisis, and there’s still no end in sight.

As a House staffer, Dino Falaschetti tried to repeal Treasury’s Office of Financial Research. He should not be put in charge of it.

The Fed’s top regulator is reportedly gunning to run the international Financial Stability Board, but the president's trade wars and recent criticism of Europe are impeding that effort and weakening U.S. regulators' hand more generally.

The nine CUs will together pay a total of $3,109 to the U.S. Treasury.

The Treasury secretary told lawmakers that the government needs “to strike the right balance” on Bank Secrecy Act requirements while determining the best way to collect details about account holders.

The Germantown, Md.-based credit union serves more than 14,000 members and holds about $130 million in assets.

A senior Treasury department official said it's an "adapt or die" situation for regulators and financial firms in the midst of a growing fintech space.

Courts have validated the legal theory behind punishing lenders for unintentional discrimination, but the Trump administration has shown interest in revising the Obama-era policy.

The White House announcement of Dino Falaschetti as the choice to run the Office of Financial Research comes amid signs that the administration has attempted to reduce the agency's independence.

From a major CFPB deadline to a long-anticipated fintech report, there's a lot to watch for in the days to come.

From a major CFPB deadline to a long-anticipated fintech report, there's a lot to watch for in the days to come.

With the question of a federal charter still looming, Treasury's last report on changes to the financial regulatory system will focus on nonbanks and new tech startups.

Legislation with bipartisan support would raise the threshold for reporting suspicious activity, a goal banks have long sought.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that banking records of President Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen appear to have been leaked from a database maintained by his department.

Fannie Mae's first-quarter profits were enough for it to rebuild its minimum capital buffer and pay the Treasury Department dividend after being forced to take a draw during the previous fiscal period.