BankThink

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been opposed by the financial services industry to a greater or lesser degree since its inception, and its constitutional legitimacy has now been deeply litigated. The bureau could still be dismantled — just not by the courts.

The best way for banks to alleviate the effects of extreme weather events is to continue to do what they do best — lend.

Economic downturns are inevitable, but regulatory overreaction to them shouldn't be. We need to rethink the way banks are allowed to recover from economic shocks.

The company's shareholders are ill-served by its large investments in fossil fuel projects that both damage the environment and present major financial risks.

Legislation enabling new banklike stablecoin issuers would create direct competition for deposits, with small U.S. banks in the most danger. Where is the pushback from the industry?

The fintech industry has introduced unprecedented new levels of competition in the financial services sector. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new proposed rules would stifle it.

Illinois' recent move to prohibit the inclusion of taxes and tips in credit card interchange fees suggests that electronic transactions are too expensive and also that there are too many entities working unilaterally to reduce those costs.

Nearly 20 years ago, the SEC made business development companies subject to an obscure reporting rule that pushed them out of major index funds. Reversing course would be a major boon to small businesses.

All eyes are on the FDIC's toxic workplace scandal and the resultant resignation of its longtime director. However, another problem not being discussed is the agency's "problem bank list."

U.S. regulators need to do more to require banks to recognize the risks posed by climate change, and the damage that continuing to support fossil fuel extraction projects does to the environment.