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Many institutions have delayed planning for a big change to reserve accounting despite a belief that they should start testing systems and methodologies next year. ... Read full article

Barclays and the Justice Department, engaged in a legal battle over the suspected fraudulent sale of mortgage securities a decade ago, have revived discussions about reaching an out-of-court settlement, according to people with knowledge of the situation. ... Read full article

The term "shadow banking" is a pejorative, implying insufficient regulatory oversight, said Treasury in a report issued Thursday on asset management. ... Read full article

Small banks targeted a handful of GOP senators; bank may lose more than $450 million, mainly due to its Puerto Rico auto finance unit. ... Read full article

The tighter spreads on the fintech student lender's latest securitization should help offset a rise in the underlying benchmark rates, keeping its funding costs low — and helping it compete more effectively. ... Read full article

Quarterly results at the Santa Clara, Calif., company got a boost from stronger lending to venture capital and private-equity firms. ... Read full article

The stunning defeat of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's arbitration rule didn't have to happen, according to critics and former agency officials. ... Read full article

Readers weigh in on Amazon as a bank threat, claims that big banks are poor fintech partners, whether there are too many banks in the U.S. and more. ... Read full article

That loan growth helped boost the San Antonio bank's profit by 16.5% year over year. ... Read full article

The Dodd-Frank Act’s $50 billion threshold for determining which banks are systemically important should be scrapped and replaced with an indicator test, according to the Office of Financial Research. ... Read full article

Banks tout their small-business lending services, but J.D. Power survey results suggest something's amiss. The solution is easy and old-school — but it costs money. ... Read full article

Brian Montgomery appears headed for easy confirmation for another stint as commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration, despite objections by Sen. Elizabeth Warren that he is too close to the financial services industry. ... Read full article

While stress testing can provide valuable insight into the strength and resilience of our financial system, regulators are increasingly acknowledging shortcomings in the post-crisis regime. ... Read full article

Metronome, the brainchild of Jeff Garzik, may appeal to banks as the world's first 'cross-chain' cryptocurrency. ... Read full article

German bank says the $220 million settlement closes the book on its Libor-related misdeeds; reopening mandatory arbitration could backfire on banks. ... Read full article

The bank’s 3Q results will make it harder for the CEO to win over some investors skeptical of his strategy to build up the investment bank, and he is already the subject of a whistleblower investigation by regulators. ... Read full article

The Senate's repeal of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule is arguably the industry's biggest policy victory since passage of Dodd-Frank. But is it the sign of a trend? ... Read full article

The race to be the next Federal Reserve chairman is rekindling an old feud between Kevin Warsh, one of the Trump administration's finalists, and Randal Quarles, the newest Republican appointee to the Fed board, according to several people familiar ... Read full article