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A key question is whether the agency will restrict the ability of firms to track down delinquent borrowers with emails and text messages, which weren't in use when current regulations were adopted. ... Read full article

A bipartisan proposal would allow for the removal of the FHFA director if the agency approves CEO salary increases at Fannie and Freddie beyond $600,000. ... Read full article

Wells Fargo and the denial stage of recovery; community bankers alarmed after big banks backtrack on faster-payments pricing; credit card, auto loan delinquencies hit seven-year high; and more from this week's most-read stories. ... Read full article

JPMorgan Chase's banner quarter didn't stop executives from warning that the pause in rate hikes could crimp profits, or from hinting that the bank might downsize its mammoth mortgage operation. ... Read full article

The San Francisco bank is under pressure from investors to get out from under a Fed-imposed asset cap and to hire a new permanent CEO. But executives said Friday that thoroughness is more important than speed. ... Read full article

Asked during Friday's earnings call if he'd be interested in running the embattled bank, William Demchak said he will end his career at PNC. He also ruled out M&A. ... Read full article

CariClub crunches employee data to connect young banking professionals with nonprofits on the hunt for junior directors. ... Read full article

Urfer co-founded a business with the banking automation pioneer John Diebold, worked for Chase Manhattan and other major banks, and played an important role in the Nixon administration, phasing out exchange controls. ... Read full article

The San Francisco bank has roughly doubled its assets in the last five years with the benefit of an acquisition. ... Read full article

The Pittsburgh company more than doubled its provision for loan losses during the first quarter to keep pace with growth in its loan portfolio. ... Read full article

Arguments that the central bank should develop its own system for faster payments ignore current market realities, argues The Clearing House, which has developed its own network. ... Read full article

In the MeToo era, financial firms the world over are struggling to handle complaints of sexual harassment. A case in point: HSBC. ... Read full article

Wells Fargo & Co. investors who stuck with the bank through a bumpy few months are being rewarded with the best first quarter in five years. ... Read full article

Bank's profits grow 5% on earnings growth; Citi's number 2 exec retirement shows the difficulty retaining a host of top executives. ... Read full article

The Fed may have stopped raising borrowing costs for now, but the biggest U.S. bank is still reaping benefits from higher interest rates. ... Read full article

In a roundtable discussion, the heads of four banks called on Congress to move on CRA modernization and address the cannabis conundrum, while dismissing arguments that midsize banks need to merge to stay competitive. ... Read full article

Readers respond to this week's big-bank CEO hearing before the House, weigh the debate over Community Reinvestment Act reform, consider whether Wells Fargo needs a new brand and more. ... Read full article