Banking has long been overseen by independent agencies, though that independence has been waning for years. With the Supreme Court poised to weigh in, experts are questioning where — and whether — to redraw the line between politics and policy.
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When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its final rule under Dodd-Frank's Section 1033
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What's Now, What's Next – Insights into AI and the Future of Digital Banking A Conversation with Lino Catana
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Hear the latest trends in fraud and new novel ways victims are being targeted.
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Learn about this successful partnership offering that was critical to the success and development of Key Virtual Account Management (KeyVAM).
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In a fireside chat, discover the myriad ways that financial institutions are transforming
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In this panel, fintech and banking leaders discuss how they're partnering to build new products
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Synethic identity fraud, which is projected to cost banks $23 billion by 2030
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Supposedly written to expand consumers' "freedom," the rule implementing open banking laws is actually central planning in disguise. It can't be allowed to supplant better, market-driven solutions.
Lenders have been an underdog in the broader market's rally. Now, with stress-test results and the easing of bank capital rules on the horizon, there's a chance for bank stocks to break out.
Banking has long been overseen by independent agencies, though that independence has been waning for years. With the Supreme Court poised to weigh in, experts are questioning where — and whether — to redraw the line between politics and policy.
Growing loans was a tall order in 2024, but banks that could do just that were able to outperform their peers.
Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.
Seven of the 20 top-performing banks with $2 billion to $10 billion of assets last year were based in Texas. But it's not about being bigger.
Jeremy Oswald is Human Resources Director at TruHearing, the #1 market share leader in hearing healthcare benefits. TruHearing and its partners are improving the hearing healthcare industry by making hearing healthcare affordable for more people than ever before.
The regulator and conservator of two influential loan buyers with government ties has directed them to look at digital currency's use in qualifying borrowers.
The digital bank is returning to crypto trading, a service it first offered in 2019 but had to shelve due to regulatory compliance concerns.
Banking has long been overseen by independent agencies, though that independence has been waning for years. With the Supreme Court poised to weigh in, experts are questioning where — and whether — to redraw the line between politics and policy.
Jeremy Oswald is Human Resources Director at TruHearing, the #1 market share leader in hearing healthcare benefits. TruHearing and its partners are improving the hearing healthcare industry by making hearing healthcare affordable for more people than ever before.
The regulator and conservator of two influential loan buyers with government ties has directed them to look at digital currency's use in qualifying borrowers.
The digital bank is returning to crypto trading, a service it first offered in 2019 but had to shelve due to regulatory compliance concerns.
Bankers are concerned about stablecoins gaining traction due to the passage of the GENIUS Act, and also continue to sound the alarm about the failure to resolve check fraud disputes, according to the latest quarterly survey from IntraFi.
Pulaski Savings Bank's failure will cost the FDIC's Deposit Insurance Fund 57.6% of its total assets.
The CEO of First Northwest Bancorp is promising to fight a lawsuit claiming the lender helped a client perpetrate a Ponzi scheme that bilked a hedge fund out of more than $100 million.
Most Influential Women in Payments honorees say the dramatic expansion in technology presents new opportunities and challenges as employers evolve away from traditional business models.
Honorees from American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments discuss spotting tangible uses for innovation, rather than buying into hype.
Each year, American Banker recognizes the women who are advancing the payments industry in banking, retail, acquiring, processing and more.

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John Buran shares how his New York bank and its small business customers are faring with tariff uncertainty — and how some have quickly changed suppliers and modified business plans — in the latest American Banker podcast.
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Staking activities and stablecoins are two of the possible ways banks could have a role in decentralized finance, said Margaret Butler, head of the financial services practice at the law firm BakerHostetler and Kristiane Koontz, director of Treasury Services and Payments at Zions Bank, in interviews recorded at the Digital Banking Conference in June.
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Elon Musk, formerly head of the Department of Government Efficiency, said he will officially leave the federal government after a short but tumultuous tenure. DOGE's actions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are being reviewed in federal court.
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A jump in provisions dragged down the Royal Bank of Canada's profits last quarter, prompted by the bank's fears of a potential tariff-driven recession.
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In a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the American Bankers Association rebuffed state regulators' calls to rescind the agency's broad state preemption rule, defending federal law's supremacy in the dual banking system.
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Umar Farooq and Max Neukirchen lead an $18 billion unit that touches most of the planet. Here's what they told American Banker about instant processing, how artificial intelligence is affecting jobs and what they look for in new leaders.
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The top five credit unions had more than $234 billion in loans and leases as of the end of Q4 2024.
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