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An international regulatory body outlined a series of recommendations for reducing risks posed by the asset management industry, particularly increasing liquidity and reducing leverage posed by derivatives positions.

Any economic environment, including this one, has risks but it is unclear whether banks are sufficiently worried about what lies ahead.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday warned about the risks of the online debt sales, alleging that sensitive personal and financial information is available in some instances to any visitor to a debt marketplace website.

Mnuchin to divest; fintech firms may be able to get bank charters

Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin will divest himself of his investments and interests in a number of companies and funds once confirmed, including a fund that has bet on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac being recapitalized and released from government control.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren rallied progressives on Tuesday night to launch a campaign to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Dodd-Frank Act.

Documents from Massachusetts complicate the narrative that marijuana businesses either can’t get bank accounts or are only being served by small institutions.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's decision to offer a special-purpose charter for fintech firms may entice more players than expected.

HUD Secretary-designate Ben Carson is all but certain to get confirmed to his post—unless he makes a major mistake during his confirmation hearing.

The OCC's limited-purpose fintech charter will separate the healthiest fintech companies from the unhealthy ones — leading fintech one step closer to disrupting the incumbents.