The senators introduced legislation that would limit the interest rate card issuers are able to charge holders for the next five years.

The president's rough-and-tumble trade negotiations have throttled financial markets, causing investors to flock to the safety of dollars and Treasuries. But some economists say this style of policymaking could have hurt the U.S.'s safe haven status in the long run.

The finance arm of the Detroit automaker has resubmitted its application for an industrial loan company charter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after withdrawing its prior application last year.

Small lenders beset by the fallout from high interest rates took losses in the fourth quarter when they unloaded underperforming securities and loans. But they are reinvesting the proceeds into higher-yielding assets.

The Federal Reserve Board lifted two enforcement actions against the megabank dating back to 2011. But the Fed's seven-year-old asset cap remains in effect.

The House Financial Services Committee released a draft resolution under the Congressional Review Act to cancel the Consumer Financial Protections Bureau's rule limiting bank overdrafts to $5 in most cases.