Trump administration

In a white paper published Thursday morning, the consulting firm Federal Financial Analytics warns that President Trump’s protectionist attitudes toward the manufacturing and industrial sectors may usher in a new era of uncertainty for the financial services industry.

The past 16 years have seen the pendulum swing far too wide between lax civil rights enforcement on one extreme and overreaching on the other.

The new president should establish a pro-innovation culture that avoids picking winners and losers and blocks regulations that unduly hamper innovation.

The Trump administration released an executive order Friday calling for a review of the Dodd-Frank Act, but the immediate questions about the order focused on what authority the White House has to enact real change.

President to sign executive order Friday to roll Dodd-Frank as battle lines form over various sections of the act; Deutsche Bank's John Cryan issues an "especially contrite" apology for the German bank's past mistakes.

Banks are checking vendors' security practices; Mnuchin appointment to Treasury put on hold as Democrats stall.

If President Trump takes a stand against large banks and in support of smaller banks, he would be following the legacy of the nation’s seventh president.

Wall Street banks comment on the president's temporary halt on immigration from Muslim-majority nations; Trump promises to do "a big number" on financial reform act.

A new director of the consumer bureau must focus on how a still-relatively-young agency matures while maintaining a positive consumer protection agenda.

A new director of the consumer bureau must focus on how a still-relatively-young agency matures while maintaining a positive consumer protection agenda.

Bank customers will be able to check information on Mint, TurboTax and QuickBooks without sharing their JPM passwords; Treasury secretary nominee says regulation should account for bank "complexity and activity"

If the new White House engages in the same process of listening to and researching the fintech industry that President Obama initiated eight years ago, startups should just take a pass.

Several members of George W. Bush's second-term team are expected to get senior positions at Treasury; Gorman gets a 7% pay hike, while Goldman bonuses shrink.

The Trump administration late Friday called on all executive departments and agencies to freeze regulations to allow agency heads selected by the president to review pending rules.

On earnings calls this week CEOs expressed optimism for increased loan demand, a softer tone from regulators, a higher SIFI threshold and, potentially, a surge of interest in health savings accounts.

As President-elect Trump and the new Congress proceed on tax reform, there is one exemption in particular that needs to be closed, shut and buried.

Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin fended off questions about his past investments and foreclosure practices while discussing policy matters at his Senate confirmation hearing; FHA mortgage bond volume is starting to hit worrisome levels.

Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin struck a pro-banking industry tone during testimony on Capitol Hill Thursday while tangling with lawmakers over foreclosures, offshore accounts and other issues.

Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin struck a pro-banking industry tone during testimony on Capitol Hill Thursday while tangling with lawmakers over foreclosures, offshore accounts and other issues.

"There is an added sense of urgency now," says Barbara Roper, director of investor protection at the Consumer Federation of America.