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As a leader, just because you have the authority to make a decision doesn't mean you should always be the one making it. A good manager allows subordinates to make choices and assume responsibility.

An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would expand access to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's beneficial ownership database. That would allow financial firms to cut off drug traffickers' financing.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra's decision to withhold support of a reworked Basel III endgame capital proposal is logical as a way to gain leverage in this and future rule negotiations but may ultimately not amount to much.

The Biden-Harris administration's approach to medical debt reduction is well-intentioned, but counterproductive. There are better ways to reform the system and maintain patients' dignity.

If companies want to keep partnering with banks to build innovative financial services, they need to stop thinking about regulation as their partner banks' problems and start being part of the solution.

In the U.S. and around the world, women still face many barriers to financial inclusion, and workplace practices that make it more challenging for them to build wealth. It doesn't have to be that way.

Credit unions worked with California lawmakers to reshape proposed changes to the fees. An upcoming rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau raises uncertainty.

In "Money and Promises," Paolo Zannoni, the historian, banker and executive deputy chairman of Prada, tells the tale of instances in which banks teamed up with governments to create financial instruments. Early bank innovations transformed debt into bank money, allowing cities and nations to thrive.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans leave prison each year with little or no financial literacy. It's in the interest of banks and the communities they serve to educate them.

Overdraft fees continue to be in the spotlight, with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposing a rule essentially to cap them. Certain credit unions are also now required to disclose additional information on this revenue stream.