Economy

Cross River Bank, which processes payments and funds loans for fintech startups, says that if such firms got a federal charter, it could help them another way: teaching them compliance.

And that was only the beginning. Bank CEOs speaking in New York provided a long list of financial reforms that they would like to see under the incoming Trump administration.

A preview of the next version of Moven's personal financial management app finds a new direction — helping people understand the trade-offs they make between short-term and long-term financial goals.

Although he has since walked back his original pledge to deport 11 million people, if President-elect Donald Trump attempts to fulfill his campaign promise, the damage to the housing industry would be substantial.

Rather than address systemic risk with impractical capital requirements, regulators can make a few subtle changes that will force the shrinkage of the largest banks gradually over time.

While the designation of the retired neuroscientist Ben Carson to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development appears to be an unusual choice, lenders are hoping he can bring a fresh perspective to the industry.

President-elect Trump faces legal questions over his idea to hold remittances ransom to fund a wall in Mexico, but the industry should take the threat seriously.

In a wide-ranging interview with American Banker, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester talks about what should be kept in the push to deregulate banking regulation, as well as her view on reforming the Fed, ending "too big to fail," the future of Basel and the effect of a Trump administration on financial services.

President-elect Trump faces legal questions over his idea to hold remittances ransom to fund a wall in Mexico, but the industry should take the threat seriously.

Ben Carson accepted Donald Trump's offer to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a statement from the president-elect's transition office Monday.