Attorney General-nominee William Barr signaled this week he was not likely to crack down on financial institutions serving pot businesses, but even if he is confirmed and sticks with his assurance, the situation is far from resolved

During the National Credit Union Administration's monthly meeting on Thursday, Chairman J. Mark McWatters noted that the agency was making progress on hiring more women and minorities.

Morris Morgan, previously one of the top large bank supervisors at the OCC, was tapped as senior deputy comptroller and chief operating officer amid a multimillion-dollar effort to revamp the agency.

The lineup of new members to the House Financial Services Committee includes several rising Democratic stars.

The Milken Institute's plan to address the housing finance system proposes a number of measures that could be carried out by regulators, after years of stalled legislative attempts.

Farm Service Agency staff will have three days to work on existing loan applications and provide tax documents for existing loans.

The new chair of the House Financial Services Committee has an ambitious set of priorities, but newly elected progressives could set up a conflict with more moderate Democrats on the panel.

Some in the industry worry the Fed may balk at allowing OCC charter recipients into the payments system, but Otting downplayed those concerns.

The company owning brands such as Kay Jewelers and Jared the Galleria of Jewelry will pay $11 million under a settlement with the consumer bureau and New York's attorney general.

To stay ahead of the rapid development of payment applications, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council is making new software security standards and a validation program for vendors available later this year.

Loans grew 6% at JPMorgan Chase, but the bank is "not going to be stupid" and assume that will last forever, its CEO says. Here are some precautionary steps it's taking.

CUNA and NAFCU both issued letters to the National Credit Union Administration suggesting ways federal credit union bylaws could be amended.

Wells Fargo & Co. is planning to operate under a Federal Reserve asset cap through the end of 2019, rather than just the first half of the year, as it takes longer than anticipated to correct issues in its consumer business.

The deal for Citizens State Bank is part of VyStar's plan to expand throughout Florida and Georgia.

Although most consumer-facing financial institutions now offer mobile applications, that doesn’t mean that they are ready for a world where smartphones are the primary point of contact with their customers, writes Rune Sorensen, a product manager at Nets.

The bank missed expectations although profit rose 67%; with the California Democrat leading the House Financial Services Committee, deregulation could slow.

The revised recommendations are one of the last remaining pieces left to finish in the Basel III capital accords.

The impasse has halted grant and loan applications and frozen many farm subsidies just weeks ahead of planting season.

Despite the ongoing federal work stoppage, some scheduled activities are still taking place this week in Washington.

The agency is expected soon to propose a revamp of the 2017 regulation that would eliminate the ability-to-repay provisions, which small-dollar lenders saw as a direct threat to their business.