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Major nonbank financial trade groups asked Treasury Secretary Bessent to scrap 2023 guidance expanding nonbank designations, citing cost and competitiveness concerns.
July 14
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Increasing community bank and credit union adoption is a key pillar of the P2P payment network's strategy as it looks to increase its network effect and penetrate into small-business payments.
July 14
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Calls for applications for a bank-specific program within the Community Development Financial Institution Fund have been delayed, raising the possibility that those funds are unspent before the appropriated money expires.
July 14
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A federal judge in Texas dismissed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's medical debt rule and prohibited states from passing their own laws prohibiting medical debt on credit reports.
July 11
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The nation's largest bank is planning to implement fees for access to data that has traditionally been provided free of charge. Data aggregators and fintechs accused JPMorgan of exploiting regulatory uncertainty and raising prices for consumers.
July 11
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Dr. Mark Calabria takes on the additional role of chief statistician of the United States; retired Ally Bank executive Diane Morais has joined First Citizens Bancshares' board of directors; MainStreet Bank has promoted Alex Vari to chief financial officer; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
July 11
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The buyer said its $70 million cash-and-stock deal for Farmers State Bank will boost its presence in the northeast section of Ohio, and provide plenty of low-cost deposits
July 11
Kate Luft, a former chief of staff for Citi CEO Jane Fraser, is now running the company's U.S. retail banking business. In her first interview since getting the job, Luft discussed what banks can learn from airlines and the advantages that incumbents have over fintechs.
Growing loans was a tall order in 2024, but banks that could do just that were able to outperform their peers.
Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.
Seven of the 20 top-performing banks with $2 billion to $10 billion of assets last year were based in Texas. But it's not about being bigger.
Kate Luft, a former chief of staff for Citi CEO Jane Fraser, is now running the company's U.S. retail banking business. In her first interview since getting the job, Luft discussed what banks can learn from airlines and the advantages that incumbents have over fintechs.
Bankers are concerned about stablecoins gaining traction due to the passage of the GENIUS Act, and also continue to sound the alarm about the failure to resolve check fraud disputes, according to the latest quarterly survey from IntraFi.
Pulaski Savings Bank's failure will cost the FDIC's Deposit Insurance Fund 57.6% of its total assets.
The CEO of First Northwest Bancorp is promising to fight a lawsuit claiming the lender helped a client perpetrate a Ponzi scheme that bilked a hedge fund out of more than $100 million.
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.
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John Buran shares how his New York bank and its small business customers are faring with tariff uncertainty — and how some have quickly changed suppliers and modified business plans — in the latest American Banker podcast.
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Staking activities and stablecoins are two of the possible ways banks could have a role in decentralized finance, said Margaret Butler, head of the financial services practice at the law firm BakerHostetler and Kristiane Koontz, director of Treasury Services and Payments at Zions Bank, in interviews recorded at the Digital Banking Conference in June.
July 1
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The New Hampshire congresswoman promised new investigations into scam drivers, including AI and digital payment platforms.
July 10
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Despite bipartisan support and backing from bank trade groups, the Treasury scrapped a corporate ownership reporting rule meant to expose shell companies and aid financial compliance. But the problems that spurred the law's passage still remain.
July 10
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The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose for the first time in six weeks, driven by Friday's strong jobs report and renewed uncertainty around tariffs.
July 10
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The U.K. fintech has launched a series of products that expand on its core payments business and compete with banks and other payment technology firms.
July 10
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The AI and cybersecurity-focused startups completed the vetted proof-of-concept program to prepare for their next level of growth.
July 10
