Opinions

During the National Credit Union Administration's monthly meeting on Thursday, Chairman J. Mark McWatters noted that the agency was making progress on hiring more women and minorities.

Morris Morgan, previously one of the top large bank supervisors at the OCC, was tapped as senior deputy comptroller and chief operating officer amid a multimillion-dollar effort to revamp the agency.

The lineup of new members to the House Financial Services Committee includes several rising Democratic stars.

The Milken Institute's plan to address the housing finance system proposes a number of measures that could be carried out by regulators, after years of stalled legislative attempts.

Federal regulators should consider applying guidance that is nearly two decades old to end uncertainty about the legality of particular bank partnerships.

The new chair of the House Financial Services Committee has an ambitious set of priorities, but newly elected progressives could set up a conflict with more moderate Democrats on the panel.

Some in the industry worry the Fed may balk at allowing OCC charter recipients into the payments system, but Otting downplayed those concerns.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren questioned the five largest U.S. retail banks in a letter on what they are doing to reduce the impact of the government shutdown on customers.

American homeownership has been on the decline, and Federal Reserve researchers point to the high cost of college as one culprit.

A federal appeals court ruling that found the leadership structure of the FHFA unconstitutional will face an "en banc" review later this month.