Compliance

Offering a new product or considering a merger may boost returns, but the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency says changes in strategy can be risky.

Banks frequently blame "the rules" in shunning partnerships with fintech startups. However, compliance can be a positive force, not something that inhibits growth.

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday approved a spending bill that would change the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and take away the Financial Stability Oversight Council's power to designate nonbanks as systemically important.

As the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a legal case on ATM fees, credit unions are bracing for impact.

Glendale Area Schools Federal Credit Union has converted to a state charter and will also be insured through American Share Insurance, the sole alternative provider of insurance for CUs, effectively removing it from NCUA’s purview.

Reports from the big three credit bureaus do not include information about payday loans, but a CFPB proposal figures to shake up that arms-length relationship.

Senate Banking Committee member tells Washington Post he has taken himself out of the running for GOP vice presidential candidate.

Installment lenders are concerned that efforts by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to curb the most abusive and predatory practices associated with payday loans will wreak havoc on their business.

Critics of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau think there's renewed chance to change the regulator's structure. They point to the upcoming presidential election and recent setbacks to CFPB Director Richard Cordray as laying groundwork for a change.

Merchants are facing consumer lawsuits stemming from the introduction of EMV-chip card security at the point of sale in the U.S., exposing the issues many stores must contend with now that they are held liable for fraud and chargebacks.