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PHH Corp. will pay the Justice Department $75 million to settle a False Claims Act investigation of its underwriting practices on government-insured mortgages and loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Events of the past decade demonstrate that further tearing down firewalls between banking and nonbanking businesses would be a huge mistake.

It is only a matter of time before bankers and policymakers realize that the concept keeping banks and non-financial entities apart no longer has any underlying support.

It's not only regulation that is hurting profitability, but also banks' failure to adapt to the internet age, according to a recent study.

Operational changes may be enticing to investors, but they threaten the very foundation of marketplace lending, potentially shutting out those the burgeoning sector was meant to serve.

The New York firm, which offers high-cost credit to small businesses, has attributed its recent struggles to certain loans performing worse than had been expected.

Banks and nonbanks are typically foes, but banks made 34 nonbank M&A deals through mid-May, emerging as buyers in two-thirds of them. Many buyers are eager to pad fee income by adding investment, specialty finance or insurance firms; sellers are typically looking to cut costs. Here is a roundup of such deals this year.

The interagency regulator says it needs time to coordinate with member agencies on its SIFI designation process.

Readers weigh in on Wells Fargo investors reelecting state regulators suing the OCC, Wells Fargo's annual meeting, ultralow interest rates and more.

The onslaught of regulatory actions against Ocwen may open the door for Nationstar to pick up a massive subservicing portfolio from the beleaguered servicer.

Congressional action to reform housing finance is ultimately needed, but we must confront the risk of continued drift and inaction if Congress is unable to act.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's prevailing mindset is apparently not affected by convincing evidence regarding options for borrowers looking for small-dollar credit.

The concept of a primary bank that satisfies all customer needs is becoming a relic of the past, so banks must rethink their revenue models.

The OCC’s draft fintech charter requirements are far from perfect. States can seize this chance and collectively create a better regulatory environment for fintechs.

The industry needs to establish a clear set of rules and standards so safe and secure financial data access and sharing continues unrestricted.

Banks are losing wealthier underbanked customers to alternative lenders — an undercurrent that is halting progress in expanding credit access for all.

For a corporation, throwing out new propositions in the dark is a very expensive way to innovate.

The OCC's limited-purpose fintech charter will separate the healthiest fintech companies from the unhealthy ones — leading fintech one step closer to disrupting the incumbents.

It's tougher for women-led technology companies to raise money from venture capitalists—or any investor—than it is for men. But the challenge is deeper than overt sexism.

2016 was very good to these financial services executives, who succeeded where others failed, sold their businesses for large sums, felt the love of regulators or could finally breathe a sigh of relief.