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The Fed wants more information on Treasury and mortgage-backed securities; will overlook compliance failures resulting from pilot programs.

The House Financial Services Committee chairman said "so far, the United States Senate has done nothing" on a bill that passed the House with over 400 votes.

A 2016 law expanded credit union powers in the Great Lakes State, but it also capped how CUs can invest in GSEs – a move that nearly cost one institution $6 million.

Heartland BancCorp received the funds through a private placement to invest in several possible expansion options.

Tom Walker will retire at the end of next year. The company is currently considering two internal candidates to take over.

The National Credit Union Administration on Thursday approved a two-year budget as the board credited the merger of two funds with helping CUs stave off assessments amid a surge in liquidations.

The National Credit Union Administration is expected to approve its proposed 2019-2020 budget this week, while Congress holds several hearings of interest to CUs.

Will it be a bigfoot from Amazon, Google and Apple, or death by a thousand bites from niche rivals? Or can banks and credit unions rally and fend off the insurgents?

Will it be a bigfoot from Amazon, Google and Apple, or death by a thousand bites from niche rivals? Or can banks rally and fend off the insurgents?

The results won’t do much to stimulate loan growth but could still provide the boost that investors have been waiting for.

The unique approach Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are each taking with their credit-risk transfer products is quickly becoming a key point of differentiation that's rekindling competition between the government-sponsored enterprises.

Legacy players cannot copy an upstart because legacy players have existing footprints and customers and are anchored by valuable business models, writes Ken Krupa, CTO of MarkLogic.

The financial system is safer than it was 10 years ago, says John Taft, vice chairman of Baird. But there are still risks lurking unseen in areas like ETFs,

The lawsuit comes as the $188 milion-asset institution faces backlash from a high-profile national news story that portrayed its business practices negatively.

When the mortgage giant will be released from government control is anyone's guess, but the company's third-quarter report shows signs of an easier transition.

KBC Bank, a unit of Belgian banking and insurance conglomerate KBC Group N.V., launched a new spare change investing program that rounds up a customer’s daily spend and payment transactions to the next full Euro and invests the difference.

SigFig is partnering with Citizens Bank to launch an advice platform in its effort to become a direct competitor to legacy core systems providers.

Under the Federal Housing Finance Agency's plan, small Home Loan banks would face a new housing benchmark and a volume threshold for meeting the goals would be eliminated.

The Federal Reserve is getting more concerned about risks from the leveraged loan market, with a key official saying it's now taking a "closer look" at whether banks are chasing deals without adequately protecting themselves against losses.

Despite an overall weak mortgage originations market, Flagstar Bancorp's third-quarter earnings grew 20%, due in large part to its ongoing efforts to diversify operations.