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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell largely hewed close to his predecessor's positions in his first congressional testimony as the top central banker, but also signaled important changes when it came to paying banks interest on reserves and other topics.

The tax reform law passed late last year, which significantly cut the corporate tax rate, has been widely popular among banks, but a one-time hit to the value of their deferred tax assets was felt far and wide.

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney dismissed concerns by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., about his leadership of the consumer agency while supporting a lighter regulatory touch for credit unions.

If taxation is the future of our movement, it should be directed at large, bank-like credit unions in order to protect smaller institutions that have stayed true to our founding spirit.

The quarterly earnings decline from a year earlier was largely due to a one-time hit to the value of banks’ deferred tax assets, according to the agency’s Quarterly Banking Profile.

Shares of the Providence, R.I., company plunged Monday after a news report that it faces possible legal risks from the latest charges filed against Paul Manafort, the former campaign manager for President Trump.

Credit union executives talked up a pending regulatory relief effort while endorsing a radical shift in direction by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau during a meeting with President Trump and other top White House officials on Monday.

The Federal Reserve Board's vice chairman for supervision said he did not foresee the agency’s regulatory review as significantly reducing capital levels.

A decision by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. — soon to be under new management — on Square’s ILC application could foreshadow how other fintech firms seek banking powers.

House Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., said House lawmakers are having discussions with the Senate about ways to go further on rolling back Dodd-Frank before the Senate is expected to hold a floor vote.