Trump administration

The British bank recovered after two years of red ink and is close to finishing a major restructuring; DOJ, Treasury and New York state are investigating the credit card lender.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

President Trump is considering bankers and financiers, not economists, to fill vacant Fed seats; the ABA is launching an ad campaign to roll back the Durbin Amendment on swipe fees.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's temporary legal victory on Thursday has lowered the odds that President Trump will seek to remove the agency's director, Richard Cordray, despite repeated calls by prominent Republicans for his ouster.

Steven Mnuchin was selected for Treasury Secretary because of his experience at Goldman Sachs and OneWest Bank. But Mnuchin is also known in Hollywood as a "money man." Following are selected films from his many credits.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

If policymakers put empirical evidence ahead of ideology, the executive order is an opportunity to build on post-crisis improvements and address unintended consequences of reforms.

A protectionist banking policy could lead to reprisal from overseas regulators, financial instability and less cross-border business.

The Senate voted 53-47 to approve Steven Mnuchin as Treasury secretary; customers will soon be able to access cash at ATMs using their cellphones

Daniel Tarullo's retirement opens another spot for a potentially bank-friendly central bank seat; Gary Cohn is Trump's point man on all things financial, from deregulation to Obamacare.