Of the 90 honorees on American Banker's 2025 Best Banks to Work For list, 28 had between $3 billion and $10 billion of assets.
Officials from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bangladesh Bank and payments network Swift vowed Tuesday to catch the thieves who took $81 million out of the Bangladesh central bank's account at the New York Fed.
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Payment firm BVNK is betting that PYUSD's potential to connect to PayPal's network of millions of consumers and businesses will make it more than another investment currency.
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The retail giant has scrapped its credit card partnership with Capital One, its second public spat in recent years with a partner bank. Analysts say it may be a sign that Walmart wants to launch its own credit card on what it hopes will be a financial super-app.
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A federal judge in Texas is locked in a back-and-forth with an appeals court over whether the industry's challenge to a cap on credit card late fees should be moved to Washington, D.C.
A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.
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Royal Bank of Canada's deal for City National showed that buyers will pay up for banks that cater to the wealthy. That's why First Republic, Boston Private and Signature Bank may soon find themselves facing offers they can't refuse.
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Bank of New York Mellon, the custody bank under pressure from activist investor Trian Fund Management to lift its share price, declined the most in nine months after reporting fourth-quarter earnings that missed analysts' estimates.
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State Street said fourth-quarter profit fell 3.7% as expenses rose faster than revenue.
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A new law authorizes municipalities in the nation’s largest state to charter their own financial institutions to reinvest public funds into the community.
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In a long and storied career, Barbara Desoer has helped shape two of the largest banks in the country, Bank of America and Citibank. The most striking detail? Her biggest role came after she "retired."
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The move to alter the government's preferred stock purchase agreements is the first major one under FHFA Director Mark Calabria's tenure to wind down the conservatorship of the government-sponsored enterprises.
Independence Bank of Kentucky said 14 customers had reported receiving the bills, which included text such as "for motion picture purposes."
In a speech at the American Bankers Association Washington Summit Wednesday morning, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed economic risks from tariffs, floated capital reforms and urged regulatory relief for community banks.
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There are existing ways to authenticate third-party permissioned data access that don't involve screen-scraping or expensive token-based systems.
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At best, artificial intelligence will be a tool that helps good bankers be better at their jobs. It won't replace them.
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The Federal Reserve's final rule severely restricting the ability of state member banks to engage in crypto-related activities was released without a legally required period of notice and comment.
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The founder and CEO of the buy now pay later giant spoke with American Banker about how agentic AI will soon revolutionize the way consumers shop, make purchases and manage their personal finances. That will be accretive for Affirm, especially in a world where agents are making payments on behalf of consumers.
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The Department of Justice told a court that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cannot legally request funding from the Federal Reserve System, arguing that the Fed has not turned a profit since 2022 and thus cannot fund the CFPB.
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Tougher contracts and more transparency are two of the improvements that have come about since the banking-as-a-service middleware provider's bankruptcy, practitioners say.
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Two government-sponsored enterprises are looking into expanding mortgage transfers between borrowers, according to the head of their oversight agency.
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The Boston-based custody bank has acquired PriceStats, a private economic researcher. The move comes at a time when federal data agencies are weathering budget cuts, political attacks and a government shutdown.
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Barwick Banking Co. will have the wherewithal to accelerate its expansion in Georgia and Florida after a $50 million investment from a new venture capital platform.
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