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Three senators have unveiled a bill that would allow captive insurance companies to regain full membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank System. ... Read full article

Credit union groups were scrambling Wednesday to respond to a letter from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch questioning whether the industry had outgrown its income-tax exemption. ... Read full article

The state's banking regulator, Maria Vullo, said in a legal filing that the Tokyo lender's request last year to shift regulators — trading its state license for a federal one — was granted arbitrarily and unlawfully. ... Read full article

Appeals court says single director is constitutional; the CFTC is rethinking policies because of bitcoin. ... Read full article

Swelling capital levels, tax cuts and changing attitudes about post-crisis regulation could encourage bigger banks to issue the one-time payouts to reward shareholders and better manage their returns. ... Read full article

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking comment on how it sues companies via an internal process rather than the traditional court system. ... Read full article

A federal appeals court handed a major victory — and a significant defeat — to the CFPB by upholding its constitutional structure while also slapping down the agency's practice of making new interpretations of law through enforcement actions. ... Read full article

Bankers would like to take advantage of digital marketing tools that target customers similar to their own, but there are persistent fears that doing so could make financial institutions run afoul of regulatory restraints. ... Read full article

The bank will step onto the national stage this weekend when the Patriots and Eagles face off at the Minneapolis stadium where it holds the naming rights. It has taken steps to capitalize on the exposure ahead of its expansion into new markets. ... Read full article

Regulatory scrutiny of Tether and Bitfinex is spooking investors, though others argue the industry remains strong. ... Read full article

The decision by the appeals court means that a president can only fire the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cause. But the ruling also scrapped the CFPB's massive fine against a nonbank mortgage lender. ... Read full article

After reporting its fourth-quarter earnings, the subprime auto lender said it expects the new tax law to enable more car owners to stay current on their loans. ... Read full article

Top Democrats in the House and Senate sent a letter to Mick Mulvaney on Wednesday questioning his decision to delay the implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s payday loan rule. ... Read full article

JPM, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway are creating their own company; Sarah Dahlgren was formerly head of supervision at the New York Fed. ... Read full article

As it secures new funding and creates a joint venture in Japan, Moven says it is close to becoming a full-fledged U.S. “challenger” by purchasing a traditional bank. ... Read full article

The Detroit company recorded an 11% increase in car loans and leases originated during the fourth quarter, as well as a jump in yields. Ally appears to be benefiting from Wells Fargo's substantial retrenchment in auto lending. ... Read full article

The government must continue to provide support for the mortgage market in any new housing finance system, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday. ... Read full article

Wells has tapped Sarah Dahlgren for a newly created position overseeing regulatory relations as the megabank tries try to remove the cloud of its phony-accounts scandal. ... Read full article