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Global Payments' agreement to divest its issuer unit is the latest in a series of changes in a complex ownership strategy.
April 22 -
MainStreet Bancshares in Fairfax has closed its banking-as-a-service subsidiary after the unit fell far short of meeting its revenue and deposit targets.
April 21 -
The agency is offering buyouts and early retirement incentives for employees, with layoffs possible if targets aren't met, as part of the Trump administration's overall downsizing of the federal government.
April 21 -
The National Credit Union Administration insists it can still function with one board member, but legal experts and industry groups say any substantive regulatory actions could face serious challenges.
April 21 -
Fund That Flip, a former Synapse customer that says its customers are owed $243,861, won the right to demand answers and documents from Evolve.
April 21 -
The Dallas-based regional bank doesn't plan to halt in-progress investments, but it may adjust the pace of spending this year, depending on which way the economy goes. It also made downward revisions to its outlook for average loans, net interest income, fee income and expenses.
April 21 -
Federal Reserve officials have all but conceded their claims to bank oversight independence while holding fast to monetary policy independence. But whether that line will hold is an open question.
April 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.
Growing loans was a tall order in 2024, but banks that could do just that were able to outperform their peers.
The Federal Reserve Board governor said higher import tariffs could have a "persistent" impact on inflation.
Speakers at American Banker's Digital Banking Conference discussed financial technology trends including digital assets, cybersecurity and open banking.
Yotta is pursuing its lawsuit against Evolve, saying the bank misappropriated tens of millions of dollars of customer funds, ran a Ponzi scheme and lied to cover up its malfeasance.
The Federal Reserve Board governor said higher import tariffs could have a "persistent" impact on inflation.
Speakers at American Banker's Digital Banking Conference discussed financial technology trends including digital assets, cybersecurity and open banking.
Yotta is pursuing its lawsuit against Evolve, saying the bank misappropriated tens of millions of dollars of customer funds, ran a Ponzi scheme and lied to cover up its malfeasance.
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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Anna Paulson, executive vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will replace outgoing Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker.
April 17 -
In a post on his social media platform Thursday morning, the president criticized the Federal Reserve's reluctance to lower rates and said the chair's departure "could not come soon enough."
April 17 -
As part of the deal, FIS is acquiring Worldpay's credit processing unit.
April 17 -
The top five banks and thrifts have combined deposits of more than $7.5 trillion in Q4 of 2024.
April 17 -
An internal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau memo says the agency will shift enforcement and supervisory work to the states and cease oversight of all nonbanks and Big Tech firms.
April 17