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Seth Frotman oversaw the $1.5 trillion student loan market for the Trump administration. Now he's starting his own watchdog group to do what he says the government won't, and he's poaching former colleagues to do it. ... Read full article

Newly unsealed court documents make clear that regulators forced banks to terminate relationships with payday lenders and other lawful businesses, setting a dangerous precedent. ... Read full article

Royal Bank of Canada posted its highest domestic net interest margin in five years, pushing quarterly earnings past analysts' estimates and boosting annual profit from its Canadian banking division to a record. ... Read full article

Date, now a venture capitalist, worked with the lending software company's CEO, Dan O'Malley, at Capital One in the 2000s. ... Read full article

The card is being launched in partnership with U.S. Bancorp, which will handle the underwriting and provide the credit. ... Read full article

Atlanta Fed chief says consumers don't know the risks of using nonbank payments providers, like Apple Pay; equity derivatives desks will reap rewards of volatility. ... Read full article

Technology is often cited as the leg up large banks have in winning over customers, but regionals are worried about the “billions and billions” bigger rivals can pour into ubiquitous ad campaigns. ... Read full article

President Trump stepped up his attacks on the Federal Reserve Board and its chairman, Jerome Powell, blaming the central bank for declines in the stock market. ... Read full article

The report released by Sen. Sherrod Brown, a possible presidential contender, said the acting chief has undermined the bureau’s mission. ... Read full article

The sustained rise in home values will boost Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's loan limits for 2019, marking the second consecutive year in which it increased by nearly 7%. ... Read full article

The Federal Housing Administration's risk-sharing program with the Federal Financing Bank began as a temporary fix, but the agency is exploring how to make it more permanent. ... Read full article

Kathy Kraninger, who may get a confirmation vote as early as this week, has suggested a similar vision to that of the agency’s current acting chief. But some see signs she could bring a different approach to the job. ... Read full article

The comments by Brent McIntosh, Treasury's general counsel, are at odds with concerns by state regulators and consumer groups who fear that a national standard on how firms handle data breaches could weaken pre-existing rules. ... Read full article

It's the latest expansion step in commercial services there by the Atlanta bank, which has no retail branches in Texas. ... Read full article

As U.S. banks move toward faster payments, they should heed the lessons U.K. banks learned about criminals after launching their real-time transaction system, says Varo Money's fraud strategy leader. ... Read full article

As the economy softens, traditional banks have an opportunity to win back market share from fintech competitors. ... Read full article

Miners of the digital currency are losing interest, which could lead to more price declines; scandal-scarred banks among those that endorse Principles for Responsible Banking. ... Read full article

Warren Kornfeld, senior vice president at Moody’s Investors Service, explains why banks’ fear of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and other tech giants is legitimate. ... Read full article