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Fallout from the Equifax breach is coming into clearer focus as more companies begin pinpointing its effects over the last several months.

The moves are seen as setting the stage for CEO James Gorman’s eventual retirement; banks outside the U.S. are suffering from the greenback’s recent rise.

Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an ordinance Monday that establishes new requirements for banks that want to do business with the city. The rules are thought to be the first of their kind nationally.

Once regarded as a safer option for consumers, BOPIS (buy online and pick up in store) has now joined the ranks of targets that cybercriminals are learning to exploit. It comes down to correctly identifying the shopper, writes Ryan Wilk, vice president of customer success at NuData Security.

A more conservative court will be likelier to rule favorably on issues ranging from the deference for regulatory agencies to what constitutes a fair-lending violation.

A more conservative court will be likelier to rule favorably on issues ranging from the CFPB's leadership structure to what constitutes a fair-lending violation and more.

A money-laundering scandal at Denmark's largest bank has prompted increased regulatory scrutiny at larger banks, so criminals may try to filter dirty money at smaller institutions, a regulator warned.

A new court filing suggests that Stephen Calk was named to a 13-member economic advisory team in 2016 in exchange for approving a $9.5 million loan to former campaign manager Paul Manafort.

Leandra English, who sued President Trump and Mick Mulvaney last year claiming to be the rightful director of the CFPB, said Friday that she plans to resign and drop the litigation.

One firm's inability to access bank data shows how fragile fintechs can be; payments processor Square quietly withdraws bank application; turnover of chief risk officers is on the rise; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Beach Community Bank, which recently added $100 million in capital, hired veteran banker Carl Chaney as its executive chairman.

The fundraising is a sign of the rise in the anti-money-laundering market, which is expected to reach $4.26 trillion worldwide in less than a decade.

The Swiss bank allegedly hired Chinese officials’ friends and relatives to win business; JPM asked “several dozen” employees to consider moving from London.

Guy Gentile ran a stock brokerage. He spent years running sting operations as an FBI informant. Then, after he was arrested anyway, he beat the charges. Now his plan for his next act — opening a bank in Puerto Rico — is hitting a snag.

The decision not to go after the real estate firm could have “serious implications” for lenders; British banks have three months to address technology issues.

Both South Korea and Japan, for example, are crypto-friendly countries, but they’re also cracking down on anonymous cryptos, citing money laundering risk, according to Bob Rutherford, CEO and founder of Hedge.

Nonlisted encryption solutions are designed for easier deployment, but often lack many of the key attributes of PCI-listed point-to-point encryption products, writes Ruston Miles, founder and chief strategy officer of Bluefin.

Theft and money laundering are both thriving in the crypto world, according to a report released Tuesday by CipherTrace.

A judge rules the accounting firm should have detected the fraud that brought down Colonial Bank; Fed deal with Goldman and Morgan Stanley shows softer side.

Joel Tucker is the brother of Scott Tucker, who in January was sentenced to 16 years in prison for perpetrating an unrelated payday-loan scheme.