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While congressional leaders fight over what to include with the $12 billion slated for FEMA, others feel that the reliance on FEMA and the federal government for disaster relief may begin to change.

The long climb in mortgage rates has also kept an additional $200 billion in equity out of the hands of borrowers, and the economy at-large, the firm said.

As the Latino population in the U.S. expands, so does the business case for banks and credit unions that want to tailor services for this audience.

Philip Jefferson was the Biden administration's pick for the Fed's number two position following the departure of Lael Brainard earlier this year. Two more Fed nominees are expected to get confirmation votes this week.

Purchase-loan activity dropped again to its most subdued level in close to three decades, while refinances saw their smallest numbers in eight months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Ben Houghton is vice president of engineering at IRIS Software Group.

J.R. Clark is the SVP of health plan product and strategy with Paytient, a company which helps people access and afford care.

Grant Hannah is the head of public policy at Bluevine.

Cannabis banking, the Durbin-Marshall credit card bill and executive compensation legislation could be on the agenda this fall, but banking regulators' Basel III endgame proposal has made bipartisan compromise more complicated.

The Federal Reserve has now offloaded about $1 trillion of its bond holdings since it began working down its bloated balance sheet last year, with no sign of the kinds of strains in financial markets that spooked policymakers the last time they oversaw such a program.