Small businesses often struggle to access capital. Traditional business loan approval processes are slow,
The proliferation of easy-to-use analytics tools has allowed community banks to do what used to take teams of quants to accomplish. Some are using it to get an edge in M&A, others are using it to improve efficiency.
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Mastercard, Visa and American Express are reportedly preparing to add merchant codes to identify firearm purchases, forcing the networks to straddle a hot-button issue in an election year.
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With countless fintechs nipping at its heels, the bank is working harder to be a one-stop shop for e-commerce, retail store management, payments and authentication.
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French payments company Worldline may cut 8% of its workforce, Moneygram advances its digital strategy by hiring four new leaders, Fed issues enforcement action against Peoples-Marion Bancorp and more in our weekly banking news roundup.
Research, insights and data on how banks and financial institutions are using AI can now be found in a new location on American Banker.
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Pacific Investment Management Co.'s plan to launch an actively managed version of its popular Total Return Fund, overseen by its founder, Bill Gross, may well turn the tide for actively managed exchange-traded funds.
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Charles Kochel, a Jonesboro, Ark., adviser, spends two days every other week casting for fish — and for clients — on one or another of the 30 rivers surrounding the Arkansas River.
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It isn't that unusual for a spouse to learn only after the fact that his or her mate (or ex-mate, if they're divorced) tried to cheat the IRS on a joint tax return.
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JPMorgan Chase's banner quarter didn't stop executives from warning that the pause in rate hikes could crimp profits, or from hinting that the bank might downsize its mammoth mortgage operation.
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2018 was mixed bag for credit unions in the Wolverine State, with membership and lending still seeing positive numbers but down from previous years.
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A bipartisan proposal would allow for the removal of the FHFA director if the agency approves CEO salary increases at Fannie and Freddie beyond $600,000.
The founder and CEO of Owners Bank, a division of Liberty Bank, is one of American Banker's 2024 Innovators of the Year.
A March 2025 survey by the National Association for Business Economics shows growing inflation concerns — and a diminishing chance of rate cuts — in 2025, but also optimism about avoiding a recession.
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The additional data that will become available as the economy slows should reveal the true strength of the technology companies some banks are working with and that should inform whether more regulation is required.
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In the coming midterm elections, bankers ought to pay attention to candidates for state treasurer, controller and other historically low-profile offices.
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Consumers and small business could eventually feel the impact of stepped-up regulatory scrutiny of bank-fintech partnerships.
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Banks and credit unions are steering away from stablecoins chiefly due to lack of customer demand, per new American Banker research.
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The two companies are collaborating on making the digital asset private for payroll and other business transactions. While it's unusual, as the most well-known stablecoins are on public ledgers, tech firms are warming to the idea.
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Following a $60 million credit hit, the Salt Lake City bank said that it hasn't found any other related problem loans.
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The parent company of Heartland Bank and Trust plans to acquire a smaller bank based in Carlinville, Illinois. The acquisition would give the buyer added heft in Central Illinois, as well as the Chicago and St. Louis metro areas.
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Six trade groups warned the administration layoffs and funding freezes could dampen lending, threatening the administration's goal of economic growth.
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The Boston-based bank is the second bank in three months to face pressure to sell by the activist investor group HoldCo Asset Management.
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The megabank's multiyear effort to simplify its business model and improve its risk management is starting to pay off in the form of more consistent profitability and improved returns, CEO Jane Fraser told analysts.
The credit infrastructure and analytics company secured $35 million in a Series D funding round, led by Socium Ventures, the venture capital division at Cox Enterprises, to expand cash-flow underwriting into auto lending and personal loans.
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