A federal judge in California blocked rules requiring disclosures for payments near the Mexico border; Stripe has added more products as it bolsters investments in Asia; and more in the weekly global roundup.
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More consumers and small-business clients are clamoring for earned wage access, as states step up regulation and a CFPB interpretive rule hangs in the balance.
February 26
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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.
February 26
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Rising populist sentiment in the Republican Party means that banks will have to work harder to get the same kinds of wins they did in 2017.
February 26
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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
The Wall Street giant's say-on-pay resolution garnered 66% support, down from 86% last year. Other banks' pay packages are also facing opposition from proxy advisory firms.
Matt Chisholm is senior vice president of business solutions at Commonwealth Financial Network, working to ensure that advisors have access to the consultants, programs and resources needed to build scalable, sustainable businesses. Previously, he was senior vice president of practice management and consulting at Fidelity Investments.
A federal judge in California blocked rules requiring disclosures for payments near the Mexico border; Stripe has added more products as it bolsters investments in Asia; and more in the weekly global roundup.
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 bureau dropped the case against the subprime card lender with prejudice, following a number of similar actions taken under the Trump administration.
The acquisition brings Demyst's data orchestration tools to Feedzai's platform, a move aimed at reducing financial crime and improving compliance in banking.
Angela Abbott has spent over 20 years in the billing and payments industry and has dedicated more than half of that time to the insurance market. In her current role as AVP, Insurance at InvoiceCloud, Angela works closely with carriers and providers to ensure successful integrations of InvoiceCloud's cutting-edge electronic bill presentment and payment solution.
A federal judge in California blocked rules requiring disclosures for payments near the Mexico border; Stripe has added more products as it bolsters investments in Asia; and more in the weekly global roundup.
The bureau dropped the case against the subprime card lender with prejudice, following a number of similar actions taken under the Trump administration.
The acquisition brings Demyst's data orchestration tools to Feedzai's platform, a move aimed at reducing financial crime and improving compliance in banking.
Angela Abbott has spent over 20 years in the billing and payments industry and has dedicated more than half of that time to the insurance market. In her current role as AVP, Insurance at InvoiceCloud, Angela works closely with carriers and providers to ensure successful integrations of InvoiceCloud's cutting-edge electronic bill presentment and payment solution.
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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President Trump's deregulatory promises have drawn praise from bank leaders, but leave experts worried of the potential for slipshod enforcement going forward.
February 24
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The legendary investor expressed his inclination for equities even after selling large chunks of Berkshire Hathaway's investments in three major banks. "That preference won't change," Buffett wrote in his annual letter to shareholders.
February 22
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FNB Corp marked the grand opening of its new downtown Pittsburgh headquarters this week. The bank owns and occupies the majority of the 26-story tower in the city's Hill District, a new addition to the city's skyline and one of the few new towers built in the city's business district in recent years. And long-time bank executive Robert Goldstein has died at 84.
February 21
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is the latest federal banking agency to let go of probationary employees.
February 21
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The heist is among the largest ever experienced by the crypto industry and highlights concerns many have over the need for better regulation.
February 21
