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In a letter to the Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questioned the decision to allow a Texas bank to change charters while under a cease-and-desist order related to money-laundering controls.

The economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, but the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1% all the same. The development could embolden both hawks and doves at the central bank.

Augustus National Bank, which is working to fulfill the conditions for its de novo OCC charter, was approved for federal deposit insurance by the FDIC.

A proposal issued last week by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. could lead banks to limit grants they give to nonprofits in exchange for Community Reinvestment Act credit.

A report released this week by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., shines a light on what is required of banks when high-net-worth clients engage in suspicious activity.

The American College of Financial Services is launching a certification program to train financial professionals on the ins and outs of donor-advised funds.

The neobank in the second quarter blew past Wall Street's expectations and posted its second quarter of GAAP profitability as its payments-centric business model continues to resonate with consumers and challenge incumbent banks.

The 3 basis point gain in the 30-year fixed comes as investors are now pricing in the likelihood of a Federal Reserve short-term rate hike in September.

The payment company's CEO says it's developing and shipping products faster despite cutting nearly half of its staff. It's a strategy he says can be replicated at other businesses.

Although many advisors choose to leave Wall Street mainstays in favor of firms offering greater independence, some find they're still most at home at another wirehouse. Just ask Todd Hatfield.

Expanding fintech charters and workforces shrinking across the Fed, OCC, and FDIC require financial services leaders to assume the role of technical auditor to protect against systemic contagion.

The Trump administration is currently reviewing a soon-to-be-released proposal on consumer financial data rights.

The online lender said its national bank will become the "primary originator," displacing the banks that are lenders of record. Loan buyers keep their role.

WTW Investments and SEI see enough of a market to develop private market offerings for U.S. defined contribution plans, such as 401(k) plans.

Having a trust bank will allow the stablecoin company to offer custody products and to have flexibility in where and how it issues its stablecoins.

The Federal Reserve governor said inflation is too high but said she ultimately voted last week to hold interest rates steady to give recent economic trends more time to play out.

It has been one year since the payments fintech launched Genius, its refreshed point-of-sale and payments platform, as a lynchpin in the company's attempted turnaround. Now, the company is looking to add more conversational AI features.

Models, data and workflow are all important, but proprietary workflows create a competitive edge.

The fintech's network lets banks and fintechs share results of KYC and KYB checks, known bad-actor lists and other customer information. A key use case: helping sponsor banks monitor their fintech partners' compliance with banking regulations.

The latest in a new breed of bank competitors is Zaria, a servicer of traditional and digital asset-backed loans for institutions, which has requested a national trust bank charter from the OCC.