JPMorgan Chase plans to open a fintech campus in Palo Alto, California, part of the bank's efforts to attract more Silicon Valley talent.

Despite being barred from the securities industry by the SEC, LendingClub’s founder has found plenty of people to back his latest venture — and that’s a problem.

Readers react to efforts to improve bank branches, weigh the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's decision to pull back on enforcing the Military Lending Act, consider efforts to build finetch sandboxes and more.

Banks currently enjoy the pole position, but until they revamp and modernize their lending processes to better compete with the speed and convenience of nontraditional lenders, they will continue to lose market share, writes Trevor Dryer, CEO and co-founder of Mirador.

Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Citigroup and other banks have joined forces with fintechs and data aggregators to create the Financial Data Exchange, which aims to resolve the fight over sharing customer information.

Executives are reluctant to pull back on their big investments in technology, arguing they must stay competitive and that they have flexibility in other areas to trim costs if growth begins to stagnate.

Regtech — the intersection of regulatory compliance and financial innovation — is still taking shape in the U.S with some pushing for "tech sprints" to speed the development of new tools, while some see new threats and opportunities looming in the space. Following is a look at hot-button topics at American Banker's RegTech summit.

Promoting diversity must go beyond putting women in the C-suite. It’s about creating products and practices that help support and elevate those who tend to be overlooked.

Federal and state regulators are at odds over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s new licensing program, but there are ways to improve current law to appease both sides.

The San Antonio bank will refer customers seeking small-business loans to StreetShares, a financial startup that is similarly focused on serving veterans of the U.S. military.

ODX will pursue deals with banks that want to use the New York lender’s technology to offer online small-business loans.

More than half of all federally insured credit unions have less than $50 million of assets. But challenges, including increased demands for technology, are making it harder for small institutions to thrive, forcing some to look for merger partners.

Käthe Anchel is expected to help push Umpqua’s recent focus on what it calls the “human-digital” banking experience.

A $245 million funding round for the payments processor Stripe contributed to heavy venture capital investment in the third quarter.

It took about a day for Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union to switch to the new system.

The banking agencies should expand the use of regulatory sandboxes to keep pace with international counterparts.

Companies founded by women receive significantly less than the venture capital available to all U.S. firms, but trends are improving for all startups this year, including for women-owned fintechs.

Readers react to an argument about reining in banker pay, weigh the push for raising the minimum wage, respond to Wells Fargo getting back into the private-label securities market and more.

The groups argue the proposal, which would provide certain legal safe harbors to participating companies, exceeds the CFPB’s statutory authority and would put consumers at greater risk.

The Federal Reserve System is trying to be proactive in these and other high-profile areas, offering educational materials and coaching to bank execs and directors, according to supervision officials at the St. Louis and Richmond Fed banks.