CFPB's softer stance on payday lenders, military member scams
Consumer Financial Protection Agency Acting Director Mick Mulvaney is winding down some of the efforts his predecessor worked hardest on: enforcement of payday and fair lending rules and the Military ...
25 Okt 201820min
Hensarling's last stand: More reg relief and fixing the GSEs
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, has spent the past six years as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee trying to undo the Dodd-Frank Act. In this episode, he discusses his hard-nosed legisla...
18 Okt 201824min
Why bankers should care that two rival blockchains linked up
The Linux Foundation's Hyperledger and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance have joined each other's organizations. Brian Behlendorf, the executive director of Hyperledger, explains what this means for ba...
11 Okt 201818min
Inside Mel Watt's #MeToo moment
At the same time as Brett Kavanaugh's explosive confirmation process, the House Financial Services Committee is examining sexual harassment charges against FHFA director Watt and allegations of gender...
1 Okt 201811min
Inside Warren's latest criticism of CFPB's Mulvaney
American Banker's Kate Berry discusses recent events at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, including acting Director Mick Mulvaney's efforts to strip the bureau of its ability to enforce fair-l...
27 Sep 20189min
Breaking Banks: Amazon's new devices; crypto shenanigans
Brian Roemmele debriefs on Alexa's new range of voice activated appliances, and Dmitry Malyanov, co-founder of AdHive, shares some of the questionable ICO promotion tactics he's seen.
25 Sep 201855min
'What's needed is a wholesale change in the culture'
Bruce Cahan, a lecturer at Stanford University who teaches ethics to software engineers, future bankers and others, explains how adopting principles found in medicine and religion can lead to profitab...
19 Sep 201821min
Breaking Banks: Inside Apple's latest product launches
John Nosta, founder of digital health think tank Nostalab, and consultants Faisal Khan and David Gerbino help dissect Apple's new iPhone XS and the Watch Series 4's new heart-tracking features.
18 Sep 201856min
