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The union representing employees at the CFPB is already fighting acting Director Mick Mulvaney's efforts to restructure the agency, and readying for a potentially larger conflict as rumors of layoffs swirl.

Democratic Senator Kamala Harris on Thursday upped the pressure on the U.S. central bank to make its leadership more diverse, introducing legislation to compel the Federal Reserve's 12 regional banks to interview at least one woman and one minority candidate when they search for a new chief.

With the regulatory relief bill set to become law soon, some congressional Republicans are already calling for additional rollbacks to the Dodd-Frank Act. There’s one thing they should keep in mind: Community banks had a hand in the crisis too.

The embattled company said Thursday that the asset cap imposed by the Federal Reserve will likely remain in place through “the first part of 2019.” Is this a sign of further delays to come?

Citizens Financial Group plans to merge its two banking charters into a single national bank. The move would make the OCC the bank's primary regulator and eliminate the costs of dealing with the FDIC and state officials.

A new set of principles by Envestnet’s Yodlee, Quovo and Morningstar's ByAllAccounts aims to settle a much-debated issue in data sharing: which party is liable when a hack occurs.

Rebeca Romero Rainey, who has been on the job for less than a week, has already slammed postal banking and pressed for more regulatory relief. In a Q&A, she discusses her plans to foster innovation, tackle succession issues and encourage more banks to stay independent.

A river of drug-cartel money flowed through the U.S. arm of Dutch banking giant Rabobank, and now federal investigators are pursuing criminal cases against former senior executives for allegedly covering it up.

The agency’s rule restricting short-term loans ignores state discretion and harms needy borrowers, argues Louisiana’s attorney general.

A federal appeals court overturned part of the 2010 law’s risk retention rule earlier this year. The legal battle highlights mistakes to be avoided during the next reform fight.