Following a recent approval by the European Central Bank, Banco Santander's pending acquisition of Webster Financial is expected to close before the end of 2026, executives said. There's been concern that the deal could get tangled up in tensions between the U.S. and Spain.

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The Hugging Face breach gives bank executives reason to rethink some of their technology choices.

Until this quarter, car-loan delinquencies for the Detroit-based bank had been steadily dropping. But in the spring of 2026, that momentum showed signs of slowing.

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Jonathan Gould

There's been an onslaught of nonbank financial technology company charter applications and approvals already this year.

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