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Regardless of which party controls the House or Senate post-election, the financial services panels in both chambers could have new leaders. ... Read full article

If the GOP keeps the Senate, the Pennsylvania Republican, who has pressed for bigger changes to the Dodd-Frank Act than recently enacted regulatory relief legislation, could be the next banking chair. Here's what that means. ... Read full article

A first-in-the-nation ordinance, passed by the city council in the wake of the Wells Fargo scandal, would require banks that want the city’s business to reveal if they have sales quotas for employees. It remains to be seen, though, whether Mayor Eric ... Read full article

"Banks should be investing in innovation in this area or risk getting left behind," a fintech CEO warns. ... Read full article

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac enjoy considerable advantages because of their lower cost of capital and significant government subsidies. But with some conforming loans, the private market is finding a way to compete. ... Read full article

A decades-old Fed charter could help banks develop new cooperatives to combat economic inequality. ... Read full article

Synchrony ultimately bought $7.6 billion of loan receivables, including $800 million in loan participations that had not been part of the original deal. ... Read full article

LendingClub, Prosper, SoFi and other fintechs are driving the expansion, according to new data from TransUnion. ... Read full article

A judge rules the accounting firm should have detected the fraud that brought down Colonial Bank; Fed deal with Goldman and Morgan Stanley shows softer side. ... Read full article

A Chicago bank isn't afraid of taking on competitors that spend billions on technology. A state regulator is afraid of giving fintech startups too much latitude. Yet another one of our Most Powerful Women retires. Plus, blockchain's leading ... Read full article

The filing delay came as the new regulatory relief law passed in May has reduced the number of banks required to submit resolution plans. ... Read full article

Turnover of chief risk officers is on the rise as CEOs look to add executives whose experience goes far beyond assessing credit risk. Sometimes they are promoting from within, but often they are poaching talent from rival banks. ... Read full article

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s bulletin is seen as just one piece of the regulatory puzzle to coax banks into installment lending. ... Read full article

The company continues to be restricted from pursuing acquisitions until the Federal Reserve lifts its enforcement order requiring it to strengthen anti-money-laundering controls. ... Read full article

Saburo Araki said he's giving a high priority to what he describes as the difficult task of stamping out staff harassment since he took over in April as head of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's brokerage venture with Morgan Stanley. ... Read full article

A new standard would make financial apps work together the way iPhone apps do. Twelve large banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and RBC, are already using it. ... Read full article

USAA reigns, Wells Fargo, well, doesn't. Here's a look at the highs and lows in this year's survey, as well as the trends that drove the results. ... Read full article

The Senate's farm bill would prevent the July 31 lapse of the National Flood Insurance Program, but it still needs to be debated in conference with the House. ... Read full article