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The President said in response to a press question about Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook that he would fire her "if she doesn't resign" over allegations of claiming primary residence at two properties she owns, though the legality of such a move is unclear.

The faster timelines for completing bank mergers this year reflects a transformed regulatory environment under the Trump administration. In several cases, deals have closed just a few months after they've been announced.

Pressure on Asian merchants that sell to the U.S. caused the Dutch payment company to reduce its outlook. Payment experts say it's a matter of time before other firms face the same challenges.

By a 2-1 vote, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the CFPB's union did not have a reviewable claim under the Administrative Procedure Act. The union is expected to appeal to the full D.C. Circuit.

The 2021 executive order had called on bank regulators to apply more scrutiny to bank deals. Trump-era regulators have already started rolling back those policies.

Analysts said trade war-related issues are pressuring the U.S./Mexico remittance corridor, lowering the value of the acquisition. Devin McGranahan told American Banker Intermex's technology and footprint provide a path for future expansion.

President Trump said Thursday that he will nominate Stephen Miran, who currently serves as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, as the next member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Miran is a key architect of President Donald Trump's tariff policy.

President Trump in an interview Tuesday morning railed against big banks for allegedly discriminating against conservatives, a notable shift in tone that puts more responsibility for the debanking debacle on banks rather than regulators.

The president said he would soon announce a replacement for departing Fed Gov. Adriana Kugler, adding that it's a "possibility" that his selection for that seat on the Federal Reserve Board will be tapped as the next Fed Chair.

President Donald Trump accused two of the nations' largest banks of rejecting his business, following a report his administration was preparing an executive order threatening financial institutions who refused to do business on ideological grounds.

The removal of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is unlikely to change government data practices in the near term, experts say, but the perception of interference will have a big effect on the credibility of government economic metrics going forward.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office last week criticizing a probe into the bureau's funding request for 2025, insisting that acting CFPB Director Russell Vought has "sole discretion'' to determine funding and staffing levels.

The Federal Reserve governor's term was set to expire in January and President Donald Trump has made it clear that she would not be reappointed. The vacancy will give Trump an opportunity to appoint someone new to the central bank's board.

The legislation would direct the department to assess the federal government's ability to respond to a host of systemic challenges including war, pandemic and financial crisis.

The Community Investment and Prosperity Act would increase the statutory cap for bank investment into community development projects, unlocking "billions in capital" that can be directed to affordable housing.

President Trump and Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., visited the Federal Reserve Board headquarters Thursday afternoon to inspect ongoing renovations whose cost overruns have heightened scrutiny of Fed chair Jerome Powell.

Complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have skyrocketed in the first half of 2025, due in part to an increase in payment scams generated by social media that target peer-to-peer payment platforms such as Zelle, Venmo and other apps.

The Department of Justice has filed a notice that it will appeal a D.C. District Court ruling that reinstated two democratic members of the National Credit Union Administration who had been fired by President Trump earlier this year.

Luke Pettit, a Senate Banking Committee staffer, will serve as the Treasury Department's next assistant secretary of financial institutions.

President Trump and his lieutenants have been bullying Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for months over the Fed's reluctance to lower interest rates. But even if that campaign is successful, the president may not really get what he wants.