Poll: Voters Support CFPB, Strict Financial Regulation

As Republicans push to overhaul Dodd-Frank, a new poll shows that voters favor strict regulation of financial institutions and the goals of the controversial CFPB. The poll was sponsored by Americans for Financial Reform and the Center for Responsible...

Mortgage Experts Predict Improvement as Shortage Persists

The Mortgage Bankers Association on Monday predicted a sharp increase in new home sales in June as homes on the market remain scarce. “The shortage of existing housing supply should keep pressure on prices and new homebuilding throughout the balance of this year...

House Panel Explores Fiduciary Rule Fallout

Some financial service firms are “freely acknowledging” they stand to make more money servicing fewer clients as a result of the Labor Department’s fiduciary rule, which is expected to result in more retirement investors being moved to fee-based...

Have We Reached Mobile Banking App Saturation?

Is consumer mobile banking app growth starting to level off? For the second consecutive year, overall growth did not show a substantial gain according to the Austin, Texas-based Malauzai Software. However, even though there was only a 6% growth in mobile banking apps...