Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman outlined several priorities affecting community banks, including potential changes to asset thresholds for smaller institutions.
Brave, founded by JavaScript creator and former Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich, intends to issue a cryptocurrency to fund the development of a new way to buy and view digital ads.
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More state legislatures are exploring how to regulate earned wage access products, and interest rate caps are central to that discussion. New York state's pending legislation is taking a novel approach.
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The lack of a government requirement has slowed adoption in the U.S., but there are signs demand is picking up.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. will ban certain Cuban payments, mirroring Trump's pressure on cross-border payments during his first administration.
The tool runs the numbers and tells small-business people if they would qualify for an SBA loan, and if not, what they need to do to become eligible.
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Credit union professionals have surprising praise for a financial empowerment program from their frequent foe, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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From donations to help Puerto Rico recovery efforts to aiding CMN hospitals, the United Way and more, here's how credit unions are giving back.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday ordered Citibank to pay $6.5 million in consumer relief and penalties for student loan servicing failures.
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The percentage of seriously delinquent loans hit 5.8% in the third quarter, up from 1.5% a year earlier but down from 6.8% in the second quarter.
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The community bank and fintech are offering the first live bank account and debit card that offer rewards in the form of bitcoin.
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The consumer bureau's revamp of criteria for "qualified mortgages," a special regulatory class of loans free from liability, emphasizes pricing instead of a borrower's debt-to-income ratio.
House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters, D-Calif., asked trade groups representing large banks to detail how their members' compliance regimes have changed since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was effectively shuttered.
Regulators from California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York and Texas levied the fine for anti-money-laundering and Bank Secrecy Act violations, which comes as Wise seeks a banking license in the U.S.
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Financial services companies must incorporate digital, technical and cognitive empathy into the way they think about delivering their products in a digitized future.
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The questions about whether the Home Loan banks receive a public subsidy has been settled. All that remains is for lawmakers to take steps to redirect that subsidy toward public benefits rather than corporate profits.
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In the wake of multiple successes in 2023, the labor movement in the U.S. is continuing its efforts to expand. Recent successful union elections at Wells Fargo branches should be a wake-up call to the industry.
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Mike Dargan, former chief operations and technology officer for UBS, stepped down at the end of 2025 and will become the CEO of neobank N26 this spring.
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Bank First in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, has completed its acquisition of Centre 1 Bancorp in Beloit; Citi plans to shed its remaining Russian operations; Heritage Financial in Olympia, Washington, has received regulatory approvals to acquire Olympic Bancorp; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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The lender traps consumers in an "exploitative cycle of debt," Brandon Scott said.
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Following the passage of federal legislation, stablecoins are generating a lot of buzz, but are still seeking uses beyond investment. Payment firms are pushing technology to entice merchants and consumers to support the digital asset.
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The merger of equals, which received a chilly reception from investors when it was announced in July, closed faster than analysts had expected.
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Last year highlighted the risks for banks in lending to nondepository financial institutions. A new approach by Trump-era regulators could change the playing field.
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The card network and bank technology seller partnered to expand AI protocols, while British payment companies face tougher fee disclosures but looser rules for contactless transactions. That and more in the American Banker global payments and fintech roundup.
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