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President Trump canceled plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill into law, saying lawmakers should first pass an unrelated elections bill.

As policymakers consider proposals related to payment system access, such as new chartering models and Federal Reserve account access, they should proceed cautiously or risk weakening the coherence of the existing payments framework, ABA told House lawmakers.

By John Steele Gordon There were no banks in colonial America for the simple reason that Britain forbade them. Britain also did not allow the export of British coinage, although some came to the colonies in the pockets...

The House overwhelmingly voted to pass a bipartisan housing bill that contains several provisions related to banking. The legislation now heads to President Trump, who is expected to sign it into law as early as this week.

Government agencies and contractors would be required to take steps to protect their systems from threats posed by quantum computers under a pair of executive orders signed by President Trump.

The Federal Housing Administration will no longer require lenders to obtain appraisal field reviews for a selection of FHA-approved mortgages, instead making the reviews optional.