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Mnuchin to divest; fintech firms may be able to get bank charters

House Democrats sent a letter Tuesday to President-elect Donald J. Trump, urging him to reject calls by Republicans to fire Richard Cordray.

DTCC Moving to the Blockchain; Goldman hires Wiesel as tech chief; Donald Trump's team divided

The Federal Housing Administration said it would cut the annual premium by 25 basis points starting on Jan. 27, giving President-elect Donald Trump a limited window to delay or scrap the cut.

The persistent opposition to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — which has been fierce since day one — has been puzzling, and has been cloaked in misleading arguments about the structure of the agency.

Donald Trump's victory is forcing observers to recast predictions for the new year. Following is a guide to which policymakers to watch and who is poised to make the biggest impact in 2017.

China isn't living up to promises to open its card market, a shortcoming the incoming Trump administration should remember when forging trade policies.

Tim Pawlenty, the head of the Financial Services Roundtable and former Minneosta governor, sent a letter Monday to President-elect Donald Trump requesting that he take steps to harmonize government cybersecurity requirements.

President-elect Trump faces legal questions over his idea to hold remittances ransom to fund a wall in Mexico, but the industry should take the threat seriously.

Merchant cash advances have been controversial because of high premiums. But they can be lucrative for cash advance companies as well as ISOs.

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Justice, could play a key role in the fate of the agency.

President-elect Trump has a number of options to change the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its leadership, but each moves carries at least some risk.

President-elect Trump faces legal questions over his idea to hold remittances ransom to fund a wall in Mexico, but the industry should take the threat seriously.

As bitcoin's spotlight fades and banks work to adapt its underlying blockchain technology for more traditional uses, it seemed that the world was ready to move on from the infamous cryptocurrency. And then Donald Trump was elected president of the U.S.

President-elect Donald Trump recognizes that full repeal of the Dodd-Frank Act is unlikely, though he supports a House effort to make significant changes, according to a former banker who was on the shortlist to be Treasury secretary.

The transition team for President-elect Donald Trump announced a series of names this week for people who will help facilitate an orderly transfer of power at the federal financial regulators.

A round of deregulation could loosen restrictions on emerging payment types and technology.

Prepaid cards are never far from politics and controversy, though the industry's distance from government scrutiny will likely increase in January when Donald Trump assumes the presidency and a new Congress is sworn in.

In this environment, the millennials who have largely chosen credit card alternatives such as P-to-P apps and social payment tools will have an easier time getting credit cards, potentially giving banks an added tool to compete with apps like Venmo.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., delivered a blunt message to fellow Democrats on Monday, warning them not to support efforts to restructure the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.