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5 ways a richer data set and advanced analytics give merchants more control—and a competitive edge
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The data generated by EMV 3DS can be a competitive advantage if you have the right partner
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The Trump administration's plan to shift $1.6 trillion in student loans could include a sale to a private buyer. If that's the case, any potential purchaser has some serious due diligence to undertake.
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Three U.S. agencies lack a "comprehensive, government-wide strategy," according to a report that echoes complaints banks have made for years.
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The London bank is using Google's Vertex AI platform within Google Cloud to create generative AI models for customers and staff.
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Acquiring Raptor Partners positions the Pittsburgh-based bank to offer advice to its middle-market and corporate clients, according to CEO Vincent Delie.
April 9 -
A group of 24 state attorneys general Wednesday called on House members to reject a Senate-passed Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overdraft cap.
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Municipal AAA yield curves were cut up to another 42 basis points, depending on the curve, as of noon, pushing yields to multi-year highs and long-end muni to UST ratios above 100%. Muni yields have risen up to nearly 100 basis points in spots since the bond market rout began.
April 9
Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.
Growing loans was a tall order in 2024, but banks that could do just that were able to outperform their peers.
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.
Growth in consumer spending was revised down, but estimates for imports and business investment were raised.
Analysts awaiting specifics on the "implicit guarantee" for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are split on whether mortgage rates and guarantee fees could rise.
The Trump administration's plan to shift $1.6 trillion in student loans could include a sale to a private buyer. If that's the case, any potential purchaser has some serious due diligence to undertake.
Growth in consumer spending was revised down, but estimates for imports and business investment were raised.
Analysts awaiting specifics on the "implicit guarantee" for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are split on whether mortgage rates and guarantee fees could rise.
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 Federal Reserve Board terminated a 22-year-old cease-and-desist order against a one-time vice president of The Marathon Bank in Winchester, Virginia.
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The largest asset manager globally announced Tuesday it will enter a new master custody service agreement with Anchorage Digital, the only U.S. federally chartered digital asset bank.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. aims to ease compliance for large banks, revisit crypto and stablecoin rules, and weigh inflation adjustments to regulatory thresholds.
April 8 -
BlackRock veteran Mark Wiedman is taking the torch as president at PNC. The seeming successor to longtime CEO Bill Demchak will be tasked with helping the bank evolve.
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Bill Pulte, making the announcement as chairman of Fannie Mae, did not provide additional details following earlier rumors of larger layoffs.
April 8