Risk management

Years after the worst of the housing crisis, states still dealing with high foreclosure activity are weighing laws to speed the process on vacant or abandoned properties.

The widespread use of fingerprint authentication in mobile devices has made many consumers comfortable with the technology. So is Mastercard's test of a biometric payment card a case of plastic catching up to a modern tech trend, or is it instead dragging biometrics back in time?

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

Payments and financial services technology are still stuck in yesteryear, chained to paper and dangerously prone to fraud, according to Matt Streisfeld, a principal at Oak HC/FT.

The Loan Syndications and Trading Association is appealing directly to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to exempt collateralized loan obligation managers from rules requiring "skin in the game" of deals.

A carve-out that shielded billions of dollars in collateralized loan obligations from Dodd-Frank's risk-retention mandate could work against banks and other CLO managers if Dodd-Frank is overhauled.

The financial press looks at possible ramifications from Jes Staley's attempt to unmask a whistleblower at the British bank; why has the digital currency failed to live up to eight years of hype?

Bank earnings could be hurt this year as big retailers close stores and file for bankruptcy. The situation has sparked a debate about how much CRE and C&I books will suffer just as lenders were putting other commercial woes behind them.

The San Francisco bank is trying to turn the page with a new report that mostly pins blame on executives who have either left the company or been demoted, but the report shows the misconduct went further back than previously acknowledged.

CEO Jes Staley is investigated by British authorities for trying to unmask a bank whistleblower and will take a pay hit; ISS is second consultant to call for voting against Wells directors.