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From marijuana to member business lending, a look at policymakers and others' perspectives on key issues affecting the industry.

Readers react to the Trump administration's release of a housing finance reform plan, a proposal by HUD to redefine "disparate impact" and a challenger bank's claims that it can end bank fees for good.

The CEOs of Sallie Mae and Discover Financial Services were largely dismissive this week of the threat posed by the two Democratic presidential candidates, though their optimism seemed to be rooted in an assumption that the more sweeping proposals will never become law.

The lawmakers, including Sens. Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren, sent the bank a letter focusing on customers' difficulty enrolling in credit monitoring and identity protection services.

The most widely referenced interest rate benchmark will cease to function after 2021, and the financial system is still coming to grips with that complicated reality.

The fifth-generation banker, who has already been serving as a central bank governor, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 60-31 vote.

The Supreme Court may be closer to examining a key restraint on a president's ability to change CFPB leadership.

The regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac suggested that a finalized capital framework for the two mortgage giants could be published by the end of the year.

The legislation takes aim at third-party bank service vendors, the backlog of FHA appraisals, rural housing assistance and other issues where there is broad agreement.

Swiss financial regulator Finma said Libra would need a payment system license and would be subject to additional rules to take “bank-like” risks into account. The “highest international anti-money laundering standards” would also need to be applied, it said in a statement on Wednesday.