A widening array of investment banking and trading initiatives across the region is likely to put Morgan Stanley's Asia revenue over the $7.64 billion it posted last year, Asia chief Gokul Laroia said.
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Eliminating overdraft charges is Stearns Bank's latest move to limit fees that its customers pay. CEO Kelly Skalicky says deposit service fees aren't a good business model.
May 6 -
House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters, D-Calif., blocked a planned joint hearing on a crypto market structure bill amid concerns about the Trump family's conflicts of interest in cryptocurrency.
May 6 -
The bank partnered with fraud prevention company Threat Fabric to create a taxonomy the companies hope will make it easier to communicate about fraud.
May 6 -
The pending acquisition is one of several large deals involving payment companies in recent years as legacy firms look for combinations that can counter newer fintech rivals.
May 6 -
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects negotiations with trading partners over tariffs to conclude by the end of the year but acknowledged that talks with China had not yet begun.
May 6 -
The banking arm of Spanish giant Banco Santander plans to close about 4.5% of its branch network in the United States, according to regulatory filings.
May 6 -
In a party-line vote, the committee sent the nomination of Michelle Bowman as the Federal Reserve's vice chair of supervision to the full Senate.
May 6
Each of the top-performing banks with more than $50 billion of assets used their own mix of revenue streams to drive performance.
Big banks with the strongest financial performance varied in asset size, geographies and services.
Growing loans was a tall order in 2024, but banks that could do just that were able to outperform their peers.
The Trump administration is seeking to fire roughly 90% of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's staff and is fighting for that right in court. But if the administration prevails, can other consumer protection authorities from other federal regulators pick up the slack?
The legislation has been able to garner a level of bipartisan support that was not possible in previous Congresses because of a lack of support from Democratic lawmakers, but many of those benefited from crypto industry contributions in the 2024 election cycle.
Early Warning Services is teaming up with Fiserv to quickly drive uptake for its new Paze digital wallet with merchants and credit card issuers outside of its owner banks. Paze partnered with Worldpay earlier this month to unlock a similar distribution channel.
A widening array of investment banking and trading initiatives across the region is likely to put Morgan Stanley's Asia revenue over the $7.64 billion it posted last year, Asia chief Gokul Laroia said.
The Trump administration is seeking to fire roughly 90% of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's staff and is fighting for that right in court. But if the administration prevails, can other consumer protection authorities from other federal regulators pick up the slack?
The legislation has been able to garner a level of bipartisan support that was not possible in previous Congresses because of a lack of support from Democratic lawmakers, but many of those benefited from crypto industry contributions in the 2024 election cycle.
Early Warning Services is teaming up with Fiserv to quickly drive uptake for its new Paze digital wallet with merchants and credit card issuers outside of its owner banks. Paze partnered with Worldpay earlier this month to unlock a similar distribution channel.
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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The banks have invested in gen AI and embedded finance, respectively.
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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.
July 15
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Truist, Texas Capital and Citizens Financial are among the banks that will be forced to address shareholder dissatisfaction over executive pay.
May 2 -
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy grew 177,000 jobs in April, beating expectations and giving the Federal Reserve little reason to adjust interest rates in the near term.
May 2 -
The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, suggesting uncertainty over President Donald Trump's trade policy has yet to materially impact hiring plans.
May 2 -
After building capital for years in anticipation of higher requirements, banks now face a lighter regulatory outlook under President Trump. But experts don't expect capital levels to come down quickly.
May 2 -
Unexpected changes in spending patterns on the P2P app caused the company to miss internal and analyst targets, resulting in a more cautious shift in its annual guidance and a plummeting stock in afterhours trading.
May 1