Banking industry groups are backing vulnerable incumbents as Democrats target vulnerable GOP-held seats. The trajectory of near-term financial services policy and oversight hangs in the balance.
Financial institutions have work to do to give themselves and their chatbots more street cred, experts say.
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As the big tech firms step up their financial services outreach to the next generation, payment professionals say banks shouldn't be complacent about cultivating younger customers because they'll lose them.
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The New York City-based credit union is planning to roll out the technology as more consumers turn to large language models to help manage their finances and hopes it will eventually provide more insight into its members.
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The company's Genius World, a miniature town that showcases different merchant types, is part of a plan to get the technology in front of more retailers.
The Texas Ratio, which tracks banks with underwater loan portfolios, is a reality check for the health of community banking.
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook pushed back against the Trump administration's second attempt to remove her from the central bank over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud.
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There wasn't just one recipe for landing among the top-performing banks with $50 billion or more in assets. There were two — or, in some cases, a mix of both.
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OFG Bancorp, the parent company of Oriental Bank, has steadily climbed American Banker's rankings of the nation's top-performing banks. Here's how the Puerto Rican bank did it.
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United Bank and Five Points Bank, both ranked among the top-performing banks by Capital Performance Group, said they have stayed in the mortgage business because they see it as a way to build strong relationships in the communities they serve.
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Legislation that would place new rules on organizations that help consumers reduce their debt burden should not exempt services that have historically favored the priorities of lenders over debtors.
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Community banks stand to gain from the proliferation of stablecoins. Organized programs meant to convince community bankers that stablecoins will drain their deposits are disingenuous.
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As regulators look to finalize the Basel III endgame rules, they would do the banking industry and American homebuyers a service by recognizing the risk-reducing role mortgage insurance plays on bank balance sheets.
There's been an onslaught of nonbank financial technology company charter applications and approvals already this year.
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More than half of the independent brokerages participating in this year's IBD Elite study declined to disclose the share of women among financial advisors at their firms. Those that did provide data have done more to advance women than many of their rivals in the independent brokerage channel of wealth management.
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As clients consider when to claim Social Security, an advisor proposed a strategy to maximize tax-free retirement income using certain benefits and senior deductions.
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Press an "easy button" for an internal succession or go the harder, often more lucrative route of leaving an employee brokerage to sell an independent practice? A new report from one recruiting firm shows which lane most advisors choose.
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Non-QM securitizations hit $78B as lenders ease guidelines to capture unserved borrower demand, even as total impairments rise for the 10th time in 13 months to 6.27%.
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Price gains slowed to a crawl from May to June, specifically in the West, but Central and East Coast regions showed steady year-over-year gains.
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This was the second acquisition Luminate's mortgage arm has made since the start of 2025. The bank bought NJ Lenders Corp. in April of last year.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook pushed back against the Trump administration's second attempt to remove her from the central bank over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud.
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Industry experts say custodial firms' services have largely become "commoditized." The acquisition of Altruist opens the door for Vanguard to have cutting-edge services related to tax planning, cash sorting and more.
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With its Digital Managed Solutions robo advisory service, Edward Jones is moving into territory already occupied by Fidelity and Vanguard. But it's building the offering on one of its greatest strengths: its network of branch advisors.
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Recruiter Jeff Nash of Bridgemark Strategies created five calculator tools that aim to help financial advisors understand the key contributors to their revenue, expenses and take-home compensation as they weigh their potential next moves.
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The checks were drawn on accounts at JPMorganChase, Citibank, BMO, Stellar Bank and Amegy Bank. The largest single check ran just over $1.5 million.
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