BankThink

Subjecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to congressional appropriations would throw a wide range of essential regulatory activities into disarray, disrupting the industry and putting consumers at risk.

The indictment of Senate Banking Committee member Bob Menendez, D-N.J., on bribery and corruption charges may not have a lot of impact on banks' near-term legislative priorities, but it is emblematic of a deeper struggle to preserve the rule of law.

Long-term business profit is inextricably tied to sustainability. The head of the U.K.'s Chartered Banker Institute explains that financial services leaders have a special responsibility to understand and communicate that fact.

During Hunger Action Month, firms in the payments and fintech space should consider the many ways they can leverage their products to improve Americans' access to healthy foods.

The move to create data consortia and proprietary information networks is creating exactly the kind of information silos that money launderers exploit today.

Educational institutions ought to have some skin in the game when it comes to the student loan market.

As the United Nations General Assembly convenes in New York to discuss global development, delegates must not overlook the importance of financial services for small businesses in emerging economies.

As cannabis becomes more and more commonplace, reasonable people might wonder why Congress hasn't made it easier for banks to serve legal cannabis businesses. But maybe giving big banks and capital markets a green light to dive into cannabis with both feet is an outcome worth avoiding.

A proposal by Sen. Josh Hawley to cap credit card interest rates deserves to be taken seriously, but requires far more detail than the legislative language provides.

PayPal's new stablecoin offering should be setting off alarms at traditional banks, because it could seriously challenge their dominance in the payments space.