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Highlights and insights from the Cornerstone Credit Union League's annual leadership conference in San Antonio.

The New Jersey firm, which made loans to Sept. 11 first responders and pro football players diagnosed with brain injuries, was accused of usury. But a judge threw out the case, ruling that the New York attorney general lacks jurisdiction.

Dodd-Frank authorized the council to designate specific nonbanks for tougher supervision, but the Trump administration has signaled support for "activities-based" designations.

The surge in populist politics that helped fuel President Donald Trump's victory and the rise of progressives on the left wasn't triggered by U.S. policymakers' response to the 2008 financial crisis, said former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

The interagency council voted in favor of the bank's application to remove its designation, though the practical effect of the decision is muted by the regulatory relief law passed this spring.

State regulators said Wednesday they will refile a lawsuit against the OCC, attempting to block the agency's new federal bank charter for fintechs.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued a proposal Wednesday that would require mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to align their policies on cash flows for current mortgage-backed securities, and eventually for a uniform security when it is implemented next year.

The JPMorgan Chase leader overshadowed his own community investment event by baiting President Trump.

Varo Money just received conditional approval from the OCC. Now it has to raise capital, create a CRA plan and get a go-ahead from the FDIC.

By noon, JPMorgan sent out a statement from Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, backtracking completely.