Economy

There is bipartisan agreement in the Senate that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are "too big to fail," but some lawmakers are skeptical that a SIFI designation is appropriate.

The number of minority depository institution charters is declining even as their financial performance is going up, according to a new study by the FDIC.

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters wants to examine the merger of BB&T and SunTrust, as well as Facebook's cryptocurrency plans.

Google explored the OCC's fintech charter, then walked away; the biggest changes in digital banking could be just ahead; 'Truist' rebrand prompts lawsuit by N.C. credit union; and more from this week's most-read stories.

The Facebook digital-currency unit has a logo nearly identical to that of the challenger bank Current, which has been around since 2015.

The House passed a spending bill amendment aimed at providing further clarity to banks looking to provide services to cannabis businesses.

Credit union executives discussed serving the legal marijuana and hemp businesses during NAFCU's annual conference in New Orleans, including vastly different motivations for serving the industry.

Community bank executives, payments officials and others said Libra faces an uphill battle amid heavy competition and regulatory scrutiny.

The first full day of America's Credit Union Conference in Orlando hit on a variety of topics, including narrowing the gender gap and ongoing attacks from banks.

Shareholders of both companies will meet separately next month to cast ballots on the $28 billion deal, and BB&T investors will also decide whether the new company should be called Truist Financial.

There’s a long list of reasons traditional lenders haven't kept up with the needs of entrepreneurs, says Judith Erwin, the head of Grasshopper Bank in New York. One is not asking for enough feedback.

The Dutch company is no longer a bank in some countries, but more of a digital matchmaker between consumers and financial products provided by third parties, explains innovation chief Benoit LeGrand.

Truliant Federal Credit Union claims that the BB&T-SunTrust post-merger brand represents trademark infringement and unfair competition.

The German banking giant is also looking to create a "bad bank" to wind down as much as $56 billion in unwanted assets, according to a person familiar with the matter.

HSBC is opening 50 new retail branches in the U.S. and hiring more than 300 staff as part of the British lender's plan to expand services to regions where it has previously been absent.

Both companies want money to be "programmable." But how to go about it is a matter of dispute.

There are clear actions that regulators at the CFPB, SEC and FHFA can take to help attract investors into the housing market, argues former FHFA Director Ed DeMarco.

The Tulsa, Okla., bank is adding Jim Thompson as director of senior housing investments.

Monzo has been adding roughly 200,000 users a month in the U.K., and is hoping to replicate that success as it launches in the U.S.

Judging by day one on social media, you’d think the new Truist brand was a flop. But marketing and branding experts say the name has a lot going for it. What matters most will be how the two banks advocate for the name.