Rep. Wagner Drafts Bill to Kill DOL Fiduciary Rule

House lawmakers plan to convene a hearing Thursday to discuss the impact of the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule on the capital markets. The hearing will focus on a draft bill put forth by Rep. Ann Wagner, R.-Mo., that seeks to kill the...

CFPB to Exempt More CUs From HELOC Reporting

Credit unions representing nearly a quarter of the nation’s members will get a break from reporting home equity line of credit data to federal regulators under a rule change proposed Monday. CFPB Director Richard Cordray said Monday the agency would issue a...

New Warnings of More Ransomware Attacks On the Way

Newly discovered credit card data breaches point out the need to defend against hackers, who have flooded the dark web with personal information and opened the door to more ransomware attacks. Brian Krebs in his KrebsOnSecurity blog reported about a Missouri-based...