The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued an interim final rule Friday to clarify banks' leeway to charge interchange fees, explicitly blocking the applicability of a law passed in Illinois that would ban charging interchange fees on taxes and tips that goes into effect in July.
The Long Island-based regional bank, which has been in turnaround mode for two years, reduced its earnings per share guidance for 2026 and 2027. It cited an expected decrease in net interest income due to higher levels of payoffs and paydowns in commercial real estate.
In order for artificial intelligence to be useful, it has to be powered by accurate information, three community-bank executives agreed at a virtual panel hosted by American Banker.
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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 all-cash, 750 million euro deal to buy Talon.One marks a notable shift from the fintech's M&A strategy that has historically favored build versus buy.
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A decline in Middle East travel and higher fuel prices should not put a major dent in the company's performance, execs said Thursday.
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A well-planned retirement can go awry when clients overspend. Here's how financial advisors can rein them in.
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A California man's complaint alleges that Morgan Stanley's website enabled tracking tech from Google and Microsoft to collect web visitors' browsing data for targeted online ads.
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Adam Cox led the wealth management division of a regional bank for 10 years. His lack of an ownership stake in the business he'd spent so much time building eventually drove him to seek independence.
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A proposed update to Basel III capital rules from federal banking regulators does not specifically include mortgage insurance as a factor in determining the risk weight for a mortgage loan held on a bank's balance sheet. Industry experts say it should.
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The Mortgage Bankers Association is recommending the option for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac borrowers with strong credit with a tri-merge for others. Here's why.
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The addition of HELOCs at SoFi comes alongside the launch of a new advisory group, as the company heightens its focus on real estate lending.
The stablecoin provider recently applied for a national trust bank charter from the OCC after acquiring a New York trust charter last year.
The McLean, Virginia-based company continues to tout its willingness to invest in longer-term opportunities. Executives declined to provide a shorter-term expense forecast, and its stock price fell in after-hours trading.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is poised to finalize a contentious rule mandating the collection of demographic data on small-business borrowers, with the aim of ensuring equal access to credit for women and minority owners.
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The CFPB's small-business-data rule is a lesson in what happens when nobody agrees.
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The deposit insurance reform bill would give credit unions an on-ramp to competing for commercial accounts. A better alternative would be to reactivate the Transaction Account Guarantee program as needed.
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A bank's regulatory posture is no longer fully within its own control. When a critical vendor becomes subject to new supervisory expectations, the bank's risk profile changes regardless of anything the bank itself has done.
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The Charlotte-based bank is hoping to bring request for payment technology into the mainstream. Early Warning sees bill pay as another use case to expand its payment network beyond its peer-to-peer roots.
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Both banks deny their networks were breached. Experts say the data likely points to a single vendor that was compromised.
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Tether launches a wallet, Rain issues a crypto card and MoneyGram extends stablecoin services in El Salvador. That and more in American Banker's global payments and fintech roundup.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday defended cuts to the Community Development Financial Institution Fund in the president's 2027 budget, telling the Senate Appropriations Committee that the program had pursued a "partisan wish list."
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The card network and the video platform are issuing a credit card in the U.K. to address irregular compensation patterns for creators.
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