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As the House Financial Services Committee prepares for a hearing on the struggles of chartering new financial institutions, CU observers debate whether or not the credit union movement – amid an ongoing trend of industry consolidation – actually needs any new entrants.

The German lender says that the Justice Department closed a criminal inquiry into its currency-trading activities without action, but regulators are said to be in the final stages of their own reviews of that conduct to determine if any fines are in order.

Cash that flowed from Russia through a vast money-laundering network sometimes ended up passing through the world's largest banks, including Citigroup, Bank of America, and HSBC, the Guardian reported, citing a cache of financial records it reviewed.

David Cotney, former Massachusetts banking commissioner, will guide compliance for the New Jersey bank, a critical partner for many fintech startups.

A bank took the unusual step of suing the FDIC over its Camels rating of 4 in a case that could set an important precedent for the industry.

Community bankers want a two-year span between exams for small banks in good standing. Regulators, however, are reluctant to revert to pre-crisis policies.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency can give lenders relief from the effects of a recent court decision over interest rate authority, but only if the agency chooses to do so.

U.S. bank regulators have tentatively agreed to ease an appraisal requirement that could help commercial real estate borrowers, said people familiar with talks among the agencies.

The Justice Department files a court brief to give the president power to remove agency director at will; feud threatens bitcoin.

A district court judge on Friday dealt a blow to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by saying the agency failed to present enough facts in its case against Intercept Corp.