The agency’s decision to offer special-purpose charters for fintech companies raises questions about how those institutions will be overseen and the risks they could pose to the system.

The bureau wants to encourage more innovation without the threat of enforcement, but observers say regulators also need a testing ground to prove they can regulate fintech.

A $52 million-asset African-American-owned bank in South Carolina is hoping its efforts can be expanded to help underbanked consumers nationwide.

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The OCC has simplified language detailing how fintech charter applicants will clear requirements for meeting community needs. The move has some consumer groups worried.

The company’s first COO, Vishwas Prabhakara, is hoping to help the automated savings app startup build scale.

The trend poses challenges for banks, which have long required customers who want fees waived to put in their own effort.

Three credit unions have signed on with the Costa Mesa, Calif.-based fintech aimed at helping consumers pay down credit card debt.

The industry group wants the FDIC to reject an ILC request from student lender Nelnet and impose a two-year ban on future applications.

Treasury, OCC want to make it easier to compete with banks; the two banks will sell notes and other products through a broker network.