Months after OceanFirst Financial settled federal redlining allegations, it received the highest possible Community Reinvestment Act rating from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. CEO Christopher Maher said the bank made a "significant effort" to introduce its lending products to markets it had recently entered via acquisition.
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San Antonio-based Broadway National Bank hopes marketing campaigns featuring old presidents with new looks will boost brand recognition in Dallas and Houston.
March 24
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Former Chicago City Council member Patrick Daley Thompson may have made "misleading" statements about more than $200,000 in loans, the high court ruled — but they weren't "false."
March 21
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BMO names Tony Sciarrino head of its U.S. commercial bank; Renasant receives regulatory approvals to complete its pending acquisition of The First Bancshares; Arkansas classifies earned wage access as a financial product; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
March 21
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A recent American Bankers Association survey showed improvement since 2022, but overall scores are still lower than in 2020 and gaps widened between providers.
March 21
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The direct-to-consumer earned wage access provider is allowing consumers access to their paycheck two days before payday. It's hoping it will draw in more customers.
March 21
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has rehired more than 100 fire employees, but the union claims dozens of employees have not been reinstated in violation of a federal court order.
March 21
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The OCC will no longer assess reputational risk in bank exams, aligning with President Trump's push to curb debanking, which critics say drove politically motivated account closures.
March 21
Each of the top-performing banks with more than $50 billion of assets used their own mix of revenue streams to drive performance.
Big banks with the strongest financial performance varied in asset size, geographies and services.
Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.
A Northern California judge has ruled that Yotta must specify Synapse's role in alleged fraud, as well as details of the fraud.
The Senate's version of a stablecoin regulation bill cleared a key procedural hurdle as the Senate voted 66-32 to invoke cloture on the legislation. A final vote on the Senate floor is expected within weeks.
Months after OceanFirst Financial settled federal redlining allegations, it received the highest possible Community Reinvestment Act rating from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. CEO Christopher Maher said the bank made a "significant effort" to introduce its lending products to markets it had recently entered via acquisition.
A Northern California judge has ruled that Yotta must specify Synapse's role in alleged fraud, as well as details of the fraud.
The Senate's version of a stablecoin regulation bill cleared a key procedural hurdle as the Senate voted 66-32 to invoke cloture on the legislation. A final vote on the Senate floor is expected within weeks.
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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The banks have invested in gen AI and embedded finance, respectively.
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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.
July 15
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BMO names Tony Sciarrino head of its U.S. commercial bank; Renasant receives regulatory approvals to complete its pending acquisition of The First Bancshares; Arkansas classifies earned wage access as a financial product; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
March 21 -
A recent American Bankers Association survey showed improvement since 2022, but overall scores are still lower than in 2020 and gaps widened between providers.
March 21 -
The direct-to-consumer earned wage access provider is allowing consumers access to their paycheck two days before payday. It's hoping it will draw in more customers.
March 21 -
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has rehired more than 100 fire employees, but the union claims dozens of employees have not been reinstated in violation of a federal court order.
March 21 -
The OCC will no longer assess reputational risk in bank exams, aligning with President Trump's push to curb debanking, which critics say drove politically motivated account closures.
March 21
