Blockchain

The people-helping-people model proffered by LendingClub and others quickly foundered, but several startups aim to bring it back with the help of distributed ledger technology.

Startups that have developed blockchains for real estate finance are starting to conduct a broader array of transactions, including property sales. Banks can either try to incorporate the technology into their businesses or risk being displaced by it.

Banks' embrace of open-source development could eventually go beyond creating tools and apps — to something far more radical.

The famed investment bank is set to become the first major Wall Street bank to make markets in digital currencies such as bitcoin.

JPMorgan Chase get a new branch banking leader; Trump's anti-Wells tweet stokes concerns; blockchain, GSE survival, and more in this week's top stories.