The 81-year-old Metamora State Bank renamed itself Bank419 to better align its brand with its business after years of regional expansion.
In experimenting with a chatbot on its mobile app, TD Bank will have to tackle the same issue facing several of its rivals — how to automate conversations with consumers and decide at what point it’s time to switch to a human.
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The bank is among traditional financial institutions attempting to counter the gains rivals have made in buy now/pay later.
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CEO Richard Fairbank told analysts executives have their "microscopes" out for any signs of trouble, but consumers remain "in a great place."
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Industry players, regulators and law enforcement will need to work together in 2025 to ensure that as Americans increasingly rely on digital payments, the fraudsters trying to take advantage of them are kept at bay.
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Even now, as CEO of global retirement and investment solutions at Aon, leading a team that serves clients with more than $4.2 trillion in assets overall, Cary Grace is incredulous at some of the things she encounters as a woman in the world of financial services.
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Mary Callahan Erdoes keeps finding new frontiers to explore.
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Deutsche Bank had a lot to contend with last year — not that Fiona Bassett let that hamper her.
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One of the top banking regulators during the 2008 financial crisis could have a hand in nudging Fannie Mae out of conservatorship.
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The company is looking to tap into a surge of homebuying tied to historically low interest rates.
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The CrossState Credit Union Association continues to work with lawmakers in neighboring New Jersey to get similar legislation passed there.
A previously unreleased paper lays out the pros and cons for banks of technologies designed to restore confidentiality on shared ledgers.
Joseph Otting, who is leading Flagstar's turnaround, said potential buyers may be interested in acquiring the regional bank once it gets past certain challenges.
Michael Gibson, director of the Federal Reserve's supervision and regulation division, has accepted the agency's voluntary resignation offer and plans to leave this month after more than three decades at the central bank.
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The quarterly filings ought to include far more detailed breakdowns of banks' commercial real estate loan portfolios, including the crucial distinction between owner-occupied properties and rentals.
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Strategic alliances are a viable avenue leading to risk reduction and higher profits — provided that bankers can learn to embrace them.
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In implementing Section 1033, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is leaving out auto loans, one of the largest sources of consumer debt.
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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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Articles about the AI deployments of big banks and of scammers generated clicks from American Banker readers.
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Community banks are always looking for ways to expand local engagement. But for some banks, sponsoring disc golf courses, clubs and events offers a relatively inexpensive way to boost their profile among a very loyal customer base.
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Fintechs sought to acquire the rights and privileges of bank charters in various ways this year, from de novo applications to buying up banks.
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The Mortgage Bankers Association is examining the data to see if the high ratio warrants a new push for a premium cut but said rising arrears call for caution.
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Visa and Mastercard logged increases in holiday spending, an industry group called for increased BNPL regulation in the U.S., and more in this week's global payments roundup.
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Democratic senators are attributing a recent decline in lending activity to a Trump administration regulation that puts new restrictions on borrowers with foreign ownership.
Paul Burdiss' departure marks the second time in as many years that the Salt Lake City-based company has switched the CEO of its Utah, Idaho and Wyoming division.
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