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Banks and public advocacy groups agree that the Community Reinvestment Act needs to change. But is the latest proposal moving in the right direction?

With Congress deadlocked on a future for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the administration is prepping to move by itself.

As the administration gears up to end a decade of government control of Fannie and Freddie, are there any good options? (Part 1 of 2)

Large banks are increasingly taking stands on social issues like gun rights and climate change. Some see this as a troubling development.

Elder financial exploitation is a vast and growing problem in the U.S., and one that presents difficult policy challenges for law enforcement and banks.

From expanding their membership to buying naming rights for major stadiums, big credit unions are taking unfair advantage of their tax exemption, bankers and industry observers argue.

The most widely-referenced interest rate benchmark will cease to function after 2021, and the financial system is still coming to grips with that complicated reality.

A new kind of institution wants to make the interest rate that the Federal Reserve pays to its member banks more widely available, but that could have big implications for monetary policy.

Anti-money-laundering regulations are among the most costly, and few criminals get caught. Banks say there’s a better way.

The social media giant says its cryptocurrency project can bring services to the world's unbanked. Lawmakers and regulators aren’t so sure.

America's farms have taken on near-record levels of debt in recent years, and commodity prices and trade wars are putting pressure on farm country. That could spell bad news for bankers that lend to them.

Beginning next year, banks will have to dramatically change the way they account for future credit losses, but experts disagree on the new rule's long-term impact.

Lending to companies with heavy debt loads is a growing business — one that many fear could lead to the next financial crisis.

Banks claim that regulators have been avoiding using a transparent public process to implement new regulations, opting instead to use informal guidance that has the impact of policy. 

Stress tests have come a long way since first unveiled to shore up confidence in banks. But some critics fear that proposals to make the system more efficient would compromise its safety.

The U.S. still relies on antiquated payment processing technologies while other countries can process in real-time. What's the holdup? 

Branches are closing at the fastest pace in years, and keeping them relevant to customers is a problem banks are being forced to solve in ever more creative ways.

The banking industry is entering an a new wave of consolidation, but debate is still raging about whether that's good for consumers

Presidential candidates may not be talking about banking now, but that's likely to change as the Democratic primary heats up

At first the Financial Stability Oversight Council wanted to target individual nonbanks that pose a risk to the economy. Now it wants to target activities rather than firms. Is that a good idea or a political ploy?