Acting Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Martin Gruenberg said that the agency will continue to consider its rising assessment rates even as deposits fell in the second quarter

Republican Sen. Pat Toomey criticized the degree of "opacity" surrounding some community benefit agreements, or written deals between banks and community groups ahead of a merger that often involve billions of dollars of commitments.

Frustrations with gatekeeping, a lack of diversity and the way home appraisal is overseen are spurring many practitioners to call for an overhaul of the industry's governance structure.

At an industry conference, a Federal Reserve official spoke about standardizing climate risk disclosures, while a representative from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency examined the red-state backlash against banks that disfavor fossil fuels.

The former Fed vice chair for supervision said the recent ruling in West Virginia v. the EPA will not 'gut' the administrative state, but it could be a needed restraint.

Smarter tech solutions can help banks worried about fines from regulators keep their employees on authorized apps and devices.

Celsius Network, the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender, may have hidden its financial trouble from its investors and "engaged in improper manipulation of the price" of the platform's tokens to boost the company's balance sheet and financials, according to a new court filing.

In global news this week, Russia unveils its alternative to SWIFT, Revolut faces pressure in the U.K., Hong Kong reaches out for fintech talent, and more.

JPMorgan Chase has teamed up with the software firm Datamaran to develop a data-analysis tool for clients to gauge not just the environmental, social and governance risks facing portfolio companies, but also the ESG risks that such assets pose to the world around them.

Major foreign banks are just as important to the U.S. financial system as large domestic banks, and ought to be regulated as such.

The operational melding of highly regulated banks and less-regulated fintechs led acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu to warn of the potential for another financial crisis.

After the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency cracked down on a $2.8 billion-asset bank, industry observers expect more scrutiny of the ties between banks and financial technology startups.

Technology designed to direct more consumers online can create difficulties for groups that rely on branches and other in-person services, according to Janis Bowdler, a racial equity counselor with the Treasury Department.

Fintech and cryptocurrency firms competing with banks but subject to fewer regulations are "getting away with murder," said Eugene Ludwig, a former comptroller under the Bill Clinton administration. 

Britain's prospects as a crypto hub remain uncertain after Liz Truss won the race to be its new prime minister, leaving entrepreneurs and investors wondering what policies — if any — await the digital asset industry under fresh leadership.

As the GSEs enter their 15th year in conservatorship, shareholders are wondering when they'll get their company back.

Leaders of the Bank Policy Institute and The Clearing House say their conferences are neither profit centers nor potential conflicts of interest for regulators in response to a recent BankThink piece that describes the meeting as an example of overly cozy relationships between banks and regulators.

It remains to be seen what the capped price for Russian oil will be or whether the move will stabilize world energy prices.

The 117th Congress has been surprisingly kind to the banking industry as a whole so far. Can the trend last through the fall? 

A gathering in New York next week demonstrates the pay-to-play culture of high-end banking conferences.