Regulation and compliance
Consumer Financial Protection Agency Acting Director Mick Mulvaney is winding down some of the efforts his predecessor worked hardest on: enforcement of payday and fair lending rules and the Military Lending Act. Reporter Kate Berry shares the latest.
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2019 has already seen billions of dollars in fintech M&A. The deals have come at a rapid enough pace that acquirers are often buying companies that are still absorbing deals of their own.
June 10 -
The forces reshaping small-business lending are also leading to “a moment of reckoning” for small banks, says former SBA head Karen Mills.
May 14
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American Banker's Rob Blackwell and Cowen’s Jaret Seiberg discuss Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the future of housing finance
March 27 -
Varo Money might become the first challenger bank to get a national bank charter. CEO and co-founder Colin Walsh explains why he wants Varo to become a bank.
March 26 -
American Banker reporter Neil Haggerty examines the political implications of CEO Tim Sloan's testimony to the House last week.
March 19 -
The former deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shares his thoughts on the bureau's evolution, payday lending, and fintech regulation.
February 26 -
Legalized marijuana is a multibillion-dollar industry, and it desperately needs banking services. Will Congress come to the rescue?
February 20 -
Undercover cops arrested a Miami Beach man for trying to sell bitcoin for dollars. Carlton Fields attorney Matthew Kohen explains what the case means to banks.
February 12 -
M&A editor Paul Davis explores the practical and political implications of the proposed merger between BB&T and SunTrust.
February 7
