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A consumer inflation expectations survey released Tuesday showed households expect inflation to be 3% or higher through at least the next five years.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has barred 51 people from working with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac this year, the most suspensions in any calendar year.

The big three's trade group has said they operate legally and protect the industry with a trio of reports. FHFA also is opening up VantageScore for all lenders.

The billion-dollar Dallas bank had been cited for money laundering concerns, and its recent conversion to a national charter drew sharp criticism from Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

One of the benefits of the Clarity Act is that it would codify much of digital asset firms' anti-money-laundering responsibilities. This is good news for banks that have been understandably nervous about counterparty risk.

The Federal Reserve is committed to fighting inflation, but it also has to keep an eye on a jobs market that is slowly and steadily losing steam.

A new consortium of community banks plans to offer deposit insurance above the FDIC's $250,000 limit. But skeptics say such private-sector efforts have a spotty history.

The agency approved a full-service national bank but gated four product lines behind separate sign-offs, a condition advisors say is unlike other approvals.

The Federal Reserve's Office of the Inspector General found inconsistencies in how reserve banks execute their search processes and review stock holdings for prospective directors.

Regulators issued a joint statement Wednesday clarifying that banks can discuss facts surrounding suspicious activity with customers so long as they do not disclose the existence of a suspicious activity report explicitly.