Bank of America and Oracle are among those tweaking their treasury management and supply chain technology, partly to address clients that face cash management challenges from geopolitical risk.
Both Chase and Wells Fargo had a 15% reduction quarter-to-quarter in mortgage originations, more than the industry forecast for a 6% drop-off, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods noted.
American Banker data finds that hiring could outpace layoffs in the months to come, and artificial intelligence is not as big a driver as many believe.
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Banks must plan to support decentralized finance without disturbing their existing businesses. That's easier said than done.
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The credit card giant's BVNK acquisition wasn't a bet on crypto hype. It was a hedge against irrelevance. It suggests that the companies that defined the last era of finance are now preparing for a very different future.
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Key Virtual Card builds on the bank's relationship with payments and card issuing infrastructure fintech Qolo and looks to compete with rivals such as Ramp, Airwallex and Brex that have been aggressively going after banks' corporate clients.
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Deutsche Bank is raising the base pay of Supervisory Board Chairman Alexander Wynaendts by 21%, Wells Fargo has hired Neil Ghosh as head of chemicals investment banking, Bank of America's Alexandre Bettamio is being considered for chief executive officer of Brazilian stock and derivatives exchange B3 SA, and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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The Minneapolis-based company plans to leverage the arrangement to draw more attention to its growing list of national business lines, transcending its regional reputation.
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The Trump DOL has said it "has no current plans" for further rulemaking, but that contradicts its own notice of potential regulation last year.
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Large loan balances are increasingly common in non-QM and HELOC securitizations, bringing faster prepayments and higher delinquency risks, Bank of America Securities research shows.
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Company team members, including those in affiliated business arrangements, will be eligible; real estate and joint venture agent partners will not be.
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Adjustable rate mortgages accounted for 12% of total home loan volume in March, reaching its highest share of the market since October 2022.
The move is the first cog in a wider plan to make tokenized deposits more interoperable across borders and, eventually, among the bank's clients.
Oil rights can be a surprisingly illiquid asset. A fintech called Frontlands is hoping to change that by offering a credit card for the owners of oil wells and other natural resources.
Kevin Warsh's financial disclosures show significant wealth, likely well-over $100 million, beyond that of even Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who came from the private equity world.
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The Federal Reserve's initial step toward doing away with paper checks is welcome, but any economy-wide transition must consider the needs of a variety of stakeholders, including many consumers who still rely on them.
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Goldman Sachs' earnings were stellar, and the other major will likely also be strong; but the details beyond the bottom line that are worth paying attention to.
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Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady knew his opponents better than they knew themselves. Smart bankers should too. Here's a 10-point "wristband playbook" for mastering banking's other KYC: know your competition.
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The crypto exchange is refusing to pay criminals who accessed internal systems through rogue employees, sparking concerns over its new Fed master account.
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Bank executives are taking Anthropic's new AI seriously, but cybersecurity experts are dismissing the doomsday framing as a clever marketing schtick.
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The credit card company has issued a developers' kit to perform AI agent verification and aid merchants and shoppers, and is working with agentic AI protocols from other technology companies.
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Sheer luck kept all but one hurricane from U.S. shores in 2025; one landfall in 2026 could devastate servicers.
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The White House Office of Management and Budget will issue paperwork allowing the Treasury Department to disburse congressionally appropriated funds through the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, breaking an impasse that has stalled funding for months.
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