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Benjamin Lawsky, former superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services.

The digital-currency startup, which markets software to banks, appears keen to signal that it wants to play by the rules.

Paul Gu, co-founder and head of product at Upstart

Upstart, which specializes in the use of alternative data and AI in credit decisions, will make car loans directly and sell its technology to banks and other lenders.

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The Cincinnati bank aims to grow in northeast Ohio with the acquisition of Westfield. The deal is expected to boost First Financial to a $20.6 billion institution.

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UBS hearing - Senate Judiciary Committee -, Feb. 2, 2026

When the Swiss banking giant bought rival Credit Suisse in 2023, it inherited an investigation over money the Nazis looted from European Jews. The issue now seems to be coming to a head in Washington.

Travis Hill

The Chicago-based, $261 million-asset Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust was placed in receivership and its assets sold to Detroit-based First Independence Bank, costing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s Deposit Insurance Fund an estimated $19.7 million.