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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Department of Justice issued a consent order against Wisconsin-based nonbank mortgage originator Fairway Independent Mortgage over redlining allegations. Fairway is the country's fifth-largest mortgage originator by volume.

Eric Hovde, CEO of Sunwest Bank and Republican nominee for Senate in Wisconsin, is running a tight race against incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. In an interview with American Banker, Hovde talked about wanting to deregulate the banking industry and bring financial savvy to Washington.

The Pittsburgh-based company's earnings fell 4% in the third quarter from a year ago, although noninterest income climbed 11%.

American Banker's annual recognition of the most powerful women in banking includes two CIOs and the newly created position of chief data and analytics officer at a megabank.

The former president has vowed to carry out an aggressive campaign of deregulation, renew expiring tax cuts, lower the corporate tax rate to 15% from 21%, and offer fresh tax reductions and benefits to bolster domestic manufacturing — policies cheered by prominent Wall Street and corporate leaders. 

Regulators' asset cap on TD Bank for money-laundering violations has cemented the enforcement tool as a supreme cudgel to rein in problem banks, while other tools devised in the wake of the Great Financial Crisis gather dust.

Caution among business owners has held down loans at the megabank and many of its smaller competitors. But third-quarter earnings suggest activity is rebounding.

Bank of America, Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank are among the institutions taking advantage of regulatory tailwinds to get more aggressive.

More than a decade ago, a senator from Alabama warned that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would grow into an unaccountable monstrosity. His successor, Sen. Katie Britt, says that prediction has proven true.

Donald Trump vowed to boost the U.S. auto industry by making interest on car loans fully tax-deductible and renegotiating a trade deal with Mexico and Canada as he courts Michigan.

Analysts peppered CEO Jane Fraser with questions about whether Citigroup, already hit hard by its regulators, could face asset growth restrictions. She said there is "absolutely nothing" in the works that could impact the megabank's businesses.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Director Rohit Chopra was stymied for months by a Supreme Court case that put many enforcement actions on hold, but the bureau is making up for lost time.

As more companies tout gen AI offerings, regulators are closely watching to see if what they say matches what they do.

Regulatory justice prevailed with a federal district court injunction staying the politically motivated CRA final rule, the most complicated and convoluted regulation ever. Depending on election results, it may end up in the Supreme Court.

Citadel Federal Credit Union's $6.5 million deal with the Justice Department settles allegations of discriminatory lending around Philadelphia. It was the DOJ's first-ever redlining order against a credit union.

The megabank's scale hasn't made it immune from the deposit wars that have crimped bank profits. But the "stabilization" that Wells Fargo flagged is a positive sign as other banks start reporting earnings.

The megabank reported a big increase in credit costs for the third quarter, which included a reserve build of $1 billion.

Canaccord Genuity Group hires Nadine Ahn, who was fired from Royal Bank of Canada in April; Citigroup establishes a new banking executive team to oversee its commercial and investment banking work under Vis Raghavan; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

The Supreme Court ruled this year that companies facing civil money penalties have the right to request a jury trial. The ruling is going to change the way regulators and companies think about enforcement actions.