Kevin Warsh

Former Fed Gov. Kevin Warsh is a relatively known quantity to financial markets, but his embrace of President Trump's agenda and the White House's own contentious relationship with the central bank make it hard to know with certainty where — or even whether — he will lead the Fed.

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac shifts and lender impact

William Lacy Clay Jr. is a senior policy advisor at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. He represented Missouri's 1st Congressional District in the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2021. He served as the ranking member on the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit in the 115th Congress.

capitol hill building aerial view, Washington DC

The Senate-approved bill that hadn't yet cleared the House at the time of this writing would fund agencies like HUD through the end of the fiscal year.

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After years of lagging other industries, financial services marketers are finally ramping up their digital investments. But this new spending must be aligned with smart strategies and urgency.

Databits: Fear, malaise, and eroding trust

How consumer attitudes toward privacy threaten to overturn long-standing industry assumptions about customer data and personalization.