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The largest independent digital investment advisor in the U.S. is buying the automated investing arm of the woman-focused company.
February 27
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit against Capital One brought under the Biden administration alleging the bank failed to honor interest rate promises, costing consumers an estimated $2 billion.
February 27
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Housing finance players accused of wronging consumers slammed the lawsuits as politically motivated efforts by former Biden-era bureau director Rohit Chopra.
February 27
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Canada's largest bank is bracing for the impact of a threatened U.S. 25% tariff on imports from north of the border. But the cloudy 2025 outlook was offset by strong results last quarter.
February 27
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Under grilling from Senate Democrats, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director-designate Jonathan McKernan agreed to continue the statutory mandates of the bureau, but refused to comment on Elon Musk, stop-work orders, or litigation that has been dropped against financial firms.
February 27
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As the company asserts profitability and focuses on AI-powered checkout, its $95 billion high-water mark from the pandemic-era 2021 bubble is in sight, providing clues about broader investor demand.
February 27
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The island's largest bank promoted President Javier Ferrer to CEO, effective July 1. He will succeed Ignacio Alvarez, who will retire from the company at the end of June.
February 27
Acting Chair Travis Hill's push for quick weekend bank sales signals a break from past crisis strategies — but some experts warn of higher costs and increased consolidation risks
The Federal Reserve withdrew expectations on crypto activity and dollar tokenization, while the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency also withdrew their versions of the guidance.
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.
The Washington, D.C.-area bank reported a significant boost in provisions to cover emerging vulnerabilities in its $1 billion portfolio of office loans.
Tacoma, Washington-based Columbia Banking System said it will buy Pacific Premier Bancorp, accelerating its growth in Southern California by about a decade. The deal is Columbia's second major acquisition in three years.
The Washington, D.C.-area bank reported a significant boost in provisions to cover emerging vulnerabilities in its $1 billion portfolio of office loans.
Tacoma, Washington-based Columbia Banking System said it will buy Pacific Premier Bancorp, accelerating its growth in Southern California by about a decade. The deal is Columbia's second major acquisition in three years.
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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While the March 3 submission deadline holds firm, compliance experts suggested guidance inquiries for Home Mortgage Disclosure Act filers could be lacking.
February 26
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In a forum Tuesday, Senate Democrats railed against President Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as anti-consumer and illegal.
February 25
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The fintech, which works with and competes with banks, will now let business users book travel and manage expenses in one place.
February 25
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The Justice Department said in a legal brief that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will continue to exist, but said instead that the agency will have fewer employees and a reduced budget under the Trump administration.
February 25
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The Illinois company plans to acquire neighboring Bancorp Financial in a cash-and-stock transaction that would form the second largest community bank in the Chicago area.
February 25
