A law that took effect this week allows Florida consumers to ask state regulators to investigate why a financial institution canceled an account or rejected a loan application. The law, which applies to federally chartered banks, could lead to a legal battle over the limits of state powers.

New York Department of Financial Services' guidance advising banks and insurers to avoid doing business with the NRA was ruled as likely to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Why is it still on the department's website?

A new debit card, a panel discussion and a concert are among the ways banks are commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S.

The best way for banks to alleviate the effects of extreme weather events is to continue to do what they do best — lend.

The company's shareholders are ill-served by its large investments in fossil fuel projects that both damage the environment and present major financial risks.

The Boston-based custody bank will place deposits at Carver State Bank, Citizens Trust Bank and Ponce Bank as part of its broader effort to help reduce the wealth gap. State Street plans to place a total of $100 million of deposits at minority depository institutions this year.

U.S. regulators need to do more to require banks to recognize the risks posed by climate change, and the damage that continuing to support fossil fuel extraction projects does to the environment.

The National Rifle Association bagged a key victory in a case against a former top New York state official. The high court's ruling could make it harder for regulators to discourage financial institutions from doing business with specific industries.

A group of 24 institutional investors say a recent pledge by the British bank to restrict financing for companies that focus exclusively on fossil-fuel exploration and extraction doesn't go far enough.