Regulation

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s fintech charter could provide a workaround to a Dodd-Frank Act provision that slashed preemption for operating subsidiaries.

The acquirer of the failed Guaranty Bank took a pass on the latter’s 107 in-store branches, leading to their shutdown and a disruption in service for many low-income customers.

Repealing or modifying regulators’ authority to take over failing banks may actually increase the risk of taxpayer-funded bailouts, said former Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo.

The top executives at Guaranty Bank said that, after years of struggles, the $1 billion-asset bank was a month or two away from raising the capital it needed to survive.

In the way that Gap and Victoria's Secret are ubiquitous in the malls dotting the suburban landscape, it is unlikely fintech partners will be exclusive to one bank.

The Durbin Amendment is on the chopping block , which could reverse years of savings for merchants and consumers.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council discussed its designation of certain nonbanks as systemically important and the "efficacy" of the Volcker Rule at a closed-door meeting on Monday.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika should take some time to assess whether the agency’s fintech charter is developing in a way that best serves the public.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued proposals Monday to create pilot programs for loans on mobile homes, part of an ambitious plan for underserved and rural housing markets.

Charles Munger, the vice chairman at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, said the leaders of his political party risk going too far in their efforts to reduce oversight of banks.