Cyber security

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dominated three of the top most read stories of last year, while Ripple upstart seized two. Other highlights included our annual Women in Banking package, the aftermath of the Equifax data breach and news of Amazon's possible banking plans.

Seven trade associations — including those representing banks and credit unions — sent a joint letter to Congress outlining data security standards for entities that handle financial data.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. approved a $2.09 billion budget for 2018, a 3% reduction from 2017, with cuts to receivership funding and nonpermanent staff.

A Russian cybersecurity software company reported last week that a new group of cybercriminals had stolen $10 million from 16 community banks. But there's no hard evidence that actually happened.

The Trump administration's first interagency assessment of systemic risk highlighted many of the same worries as previous reports, but added a new emphasis on economic growth and regulatory tailoring.