Steven Mnuchin was confirmed 53-47 as Treasury secretary late Monday after two days of debate in which Democrats questioned the former banker's honesty.

Regional banks don’t pose risks to the financial system that have caused concern among policymakers, executives of 18 banks told top Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Congress.

Banks have spent years and billions of dollars to comply with post-crisis reforms. But with a new administration and Congress aiming to roll back the regulatory tide, whether those compliance costs go down is an open question.

Financial firms are going on offense in Washington, pressing a policy agenda that would have been unimaginable just a few months ago. Some proposals, like reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, have been floated before while others began to gain traction after Republicans swept the November elections. Here's a look at some of the industry's requests.

The group of Australian banks that want to collectively bargain with Apple over terms of its Apple Pay app have sharpened their focus to an area the technology giant is likely to defend fiercely.

The trade group says that by merging the Share Insurance Fund and Corporate Stabilization Fund to issue dividends now – instead of in 2020 – the regulator could avoid instituting new premiums to the NCUSIF.

Once upon a time, credit unions could serve anyone they wanted and there was no such thing as “common bond.” Sounds like a fairy tale, but it turns out a select few still can.

The Federal Reserve Board should continue to focus on emerging systemic threats and work on exempting community banks from rules clearly aimed at larger institutions, said Fed Gov. Daniel Tarullo, who unexpectedly announced his pending departure Friday.

The settlement resolves a bitter, pre-crisis court fight in which Hank Greenberg squared off against three successive New York attorneys general over 11 years.

The Delaware company is also close to completing a compliance program to address anti-money-laundering and Bank Secrecy Act issues.

After losing nearly $99 million in 2016 and delinquencies going through the roof, the taxi medallion-lending credit union has entered conservatorship.

National charters have fallen out of favor in recent years, but that isn't deterring David Dotherow from pursuing one for his Florida de novo.

Instead of focusing on wanting deregulation, the industry should be driving home the credit union difference as the reason why CUs are worthy of special treatment.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo will step down in April in a move that has profound implications for the central bank's oversight of banks.

China's role in the in bitcoin market has increased in recent years as its citizens are among the virtual currency's leading traders and miners.

While this will hold fintech to similar regulatory standards as traditional FIs, credit unions are especially vulnerable to these potential disruptors.

What if your credit union could serve every man, woman and child in the U.S.? Turns out a select few already can.

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Purported revisions to House Republicans' Dodd-Frank rollback bill raised immediate questions about the GOP's strategy, since the provisions — which were more extreme than when the bill was unveiled last year — promptly sparked Democratic opposition.

A House plan to provide regulatory relief will be more far-reaching when it is reintroduced soon by rendering the consumer protection agency toothless and providing banks with extra incentives to opt into a deregulatory plan.