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One firm's inability to access bank data shows how fragile fintechs can be; payments processor Square quietly withdraws bank application; turnover of chief risk officers is on the rise; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Readers weigh in on inequality in financial services, opine on falling bank reputations, chime in on the evolving role of the chief risk officer and more.

The agency will advise lenders on how to obtain partial exemptions from Home Mortgage Disclosure Act requirements that Congress adopted this spring.

The payments processor has pulled its submission to the FDIC to become a depository bank but says it plans to make a second attempt soon.

If the GOP keeps the Senate, the Pennsylvania Republican, who has pressed for bigger changes to the Dodd-Frank Act than recently enacted regulatory relief legislation, could be the next banking chair. Here's what that means.

Regardless of which party controls the House or Senate after the midterm elections, the financial services panels in both chambers could have new leaders.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s bulletin is seen as just one piece of the regulatory puzzle to coax banks into installment lending.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s bulletin is seen as just one piece of the regulatory puzzle to coax banks into installment lending.

In a one-on-one interview with Credit Union Journal, CUNA CEO Jim Nussle explained the thinking behind the trade group’s upcoming national branding campaign – and how they'll pay for it.

The comptroller of the currency has tiptoed around the issue of discrimination even though he wants to overhaul a key fair-lending law.

There is yet more drama surrounding leadership of the CFPB as President Trump reportedly considers promoting Mick Mulvaney to White House chief of staff.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it did not issue an additional penalty because Citibank self-reported that it failed to reduce interest charges for 1.75 million credit card customers.

Readers react to Capital One restricting data access, opine on whether or not the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's structure is unconstitutional, weigh in on Rep. Maxine Waters as Financial Services Committee chairman and more.

Attorneys general from 21 states say the measures would undermine their ability to enforce consumer protection laws.

Following a $3 million fundraising campaign, the museum celebrating the credit union movement will also be able to renovate existing buildings.

The president’s signature tax reform law muddled this year’s stress test results, causing several banks to incur greater-than-expected losses and spurring the Federal Reserve to constrain capital distributions at a handful of banks.

Rep. Maxine Waters made headlines this week for her scathing criticism of the White House. Expect more to come if she takes over as the Financial Services Committee chair next year.

The Democratic congresswoman said the department under Secretary Ben Carson has turned "its back on its mission."

Trade associations hail move that would push back implementation of risk-based capital rule to 2021.

The 13-term California Democrat is in line to chair the Financial Services Committee if her party wrests control of the House in the November election.