Policy & Regulation

A small detail in Deutsche Bank's loans to Donald Trump's real-estate business has turned into a headache at the bank, as its effort has stalled to restructure part of the $300 million or so in debt.

Author Rachel Schneider on income volatility problems; Travis Dulaney talks instant payments; American Banker's Mary Wisniewski discusses the OCC's fintech charter, data aggregation battles, and alternative data.

We need to continue the dialogue between state regulators and fintech firms on a broad range of important issues impacting this growing industry.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a proposal that would give mortgage lenders more flexibility in collecting information on race, sex and ethnicity of home loan applicants.

The Trump administration’s interest in reinstating barriers between commercial and investment banking is sparking conversations about what such a proposal would entail.

The administration wants to deal with the concerns of banks of all sizes in its deregulatory efforts, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday.

The Federal Reserve sent nearly $91.5 billion to the U.S. Treasury, according to the central bank’s annual independent audit released Friday.

Regulators issued determinations on living wills for 16 midsize and specialty banks Friday morning, finding only Northern Trust’s submission lacking.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Experian sold consumers an "educational" credit score and falsely claimed in advertisements that the score was used by lenders to make credit decisions.