The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering a proposal to reduce its oversight of auto finance lenders, saying the benefits of supervision may not justify the "increased compliance burdens."
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A regulatory filing Wednesday sheds more light on how the megamerger came together. It also details the compensation arrangements for Comerica CEO Curtis Farmer, who will become Fifth Third's vice chair.
November 5
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At its first investor day in a decade and a half, the nation's second-largest bank pegged its guidance for return on tangible common equity at a slightly higher level than what it reported last quarter. Not all investors were impressed.
November 5
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The credit union fintech and core provider partnered to launch three new agentic AI-powered tools for credit unions that work with existing systems.
November 5
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As Standard Chartered boss Bill Winters says cash will soon fully give way to digital currency, Western Union, Worldline, Coinbase and Ripple entered separate collaborations to bring digital assets to wider audiences. That and more in the American Banker global payments and fintech roundup.
November 5
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Findings from American Banker's On-Chain Finance Report show how market leaders view digital assets as a permanent fixture in the banking industry.
November 4
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In her first public appearance since President Trump moved to fire her from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Fed Gov. Lisa Cook reiterated her commitment to bringing inflation under 2% and said that the labor market remains "solid."
November 3
BNY's Carolyn Weinberg believes blockchain technology could be the key to an always-on operating system for the New York-based custody bank.
Speakers at the Most Powerful Women in Banking conference Tuesday shared several scenarios in which banks will benefit from dollar-pegged cryptocurrency.
At American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking Conference in New York City, former Most Powerful Women in Banking honorees said to build skills that you can take with you outside of a big bank, and that banks should reward risk-taking and building over incremental change.
Some customers reportedly complained about getting locked out of their accounts after signing up for the bank's new Strata Elite credit card. "We feel like we have done the right thing for all of our good customers," Pam Habner, Citi's head of U.S. branded cards, said Tuesday.
The 23rd annual ranking of women leaders in the banking industry.
Public sector banking doesn't have a line on Citi's income statement. But Monaco's global influence is threaded throughout the bank's work with government finance ministries, central banks and other sovereign entities.
Our annual list of the 25 top leaders in finance include three newcomers this year.
Our annual ranking of women in banking and finance includes five community bank CEOs.
Each year, American Banker chooses five teams that embody the spirit of collaboration and illustrate how teamwork can have a substantial impact on a bank's top and bottom lines.
For the first time, this list of banking's rising stars aged 40 and younger is presented in ranked order, highlighting the depth and performance of the industry's top talent.
Big banks with the strongest financial performance varied in asset size, geographies and services.
Each of the top-performing banks with more than $50 billion of assets used their own mix of revenue streams to drive performance.
Growing loans was a tall order in 2024, but banks that could do just that were able to outperform their peers.
The 5-year-old experiment of tying executive compensation to achieving diversity goals appears to be ending. The abrupt shift comes amid the Trump administration's crackdown on DEI.
The CEOs of smaller regional banks received fatter bonuses last year than their big-bank counterparts, possibly thanks to low performance expectations at the smaller banks after the 2023 banking crisis.
The OCC's approval of SmartBiz buying a bank opens the door to other fintech M&A deals for accessing bank charters, which can help a fintech stay in business.
The 10 winning innovations span categories from AI and payments to risk and compliance. An overall winner will be announced at American Banker's Digital Banking event on June 2.
The Brazilian neobank expanded its bank accounts for minors with new features in 2024 by adding high-yield savings "boxes" and expanding parental controls.
As real-time payments become more common, UBB's partnership with fintech Pidgin offers a roadmap for smaller banks to stay relevant.
As the class action lawsuit settlement industry became overwhelmed with fraud, a bank and a fraud scoring company teamed up to fight back.
The financial services industry is relying on outdated methods of detecting and fighting fraud. With the assistance of artificial intelligence, criminals are penetrating vulnerable systems. It's time for collective action.
The agreement, if approved by a federal judge, would end litigation over two distinct cybersecurity incidents in 2021 which affected over 2 million customers.
The U.K. bank's "Scam Intelligence" tool uses Google's Gemini to analyze images and texts for red flags, aiming to reduce losses from authorized push payment fraud.
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.
- Rachel Anderika, chief operating officer at Anchorage Digital Bank, sees the Federal Reserve's proposal to give crypto companies limited access to its payment rails as "a really great signal to the market."Sponsored by IntraFi
- Amanda Fischer, is policy director and chief operating officer at Better Markets and former chief of staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission has some concerns about stablecoins.Sponsored by IntraFi
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After more than a quarter-century as a regulator, Jason Sisack had planned to enjoy some time off before taking a new job. He reversed course once Carver, which is operating under an enforcement action, approached him.
November 4
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said she wants banks to be competitive in the digital assets space, provided those operations are siloed from the traditional finance side of the business.
November 4
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Susan Riel, who helped found Eagle Bancorp nearly three decades ago, will step down as CEO in 2026. The bank is embarking on a search for her successor.
November 4
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A survey of bank executives conducted by fintech firm IntraFi found that an overwhelming majority of respondents think Federal Reserve Governors should only be removed by the president in cases of proven misconduct.
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The credit union partnered with Happy Money's digital lending and participations platform. TruMark has purchased, but not sold, participations for the past five years.
November 3
