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Learn how to use data intelligence to combat the growing rates of online fraud.
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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.
April 23
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The bureau dropped the case against the subprime card lender with prejudice, following a number of similar actions taken under the Trump administration.
April 23
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The acquisition brings Demyst's data orchestration tools to Feedzai's platform, a move aimed at reducing financial crime and improving compliance in banking.
April 23
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BCB Bancorp in Bayonne, New Jersey, swung to an $8.3 million loss in the first quarter due to a troubled cannabis loan. The crowded weed marketplace in the New York area is leading to tighter margins.
April 23
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Sen. Dick Durbin, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, announced he will not seek reelection in 2026, concluding more than four decades in Congress. The Illinois lawmaker leaves behind a notable imprint on U.S. financial policy, particularly regarding swipe fees.
April 23
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The president said he had "no intention" of firing the Federal Reserve chair and promised that tariffs against Chinese imports would be lowered "substantially."
April 23
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Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler said tighter monetary policy has proved to be less impactful on nonbank lenders during the post-pandemic era.
April 23
Big banks with the strongest financial performance varied in asset size, geographies and services.
Each of the top-performing banks with more than $50 billion of assets used their own mix of revenue streams to drive performance.
Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.
Trump's bank regulatory team is advancing all types of wish-list reforms, some more radical than others. When, not if, the political winds change, banks should be ready for a sharp reversal, what could become a wave of "revenge regulations."
Synchrony issued the Walmart credit card for nearly two decades until 2018, when it lost the partnership to Capital One Financial. The latest deal does not include the balances tied to Walmart's existing credit card program.
Amanda Chen was a 2025 summer intern for Financial Planning through the Dow Jones News Fund.
She was entering her fourth year at New York University, studying journalism and international relations. She has interned at WNYC/Gothamist and served as a deputy news editor at NYU's student newspaper, where she led the coverage of attacks on higher education.
Trump's bank regulatory team is advancing all types of wish-list reforms, some more radical than others. When, not if, the political winds change, banks should be ready for a sharp reversal, what could become a wave of "revenge regulations."
Synchrony issued the Walmart credit card for nearly two decades until 2018, when it lost the partnership to Capital One Financial. The latest deal does not include the balances tied to Walmart's existing credit card program.
Amanda Chen was a 2025 summer intern for Financial Planning through the Dow Jones News Fund.
She was entering her fourth year at New York University, studying journalism and international relations. She has interned at WNYC/Gothamist and served as a deputy news editor at NYU's student newspaper, where she led the coverage of attacks on higher education.
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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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
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Bad actors use generative AI to create automated threats that are more sophisticated than earlier generations of malicious bots, and they are going after banks' APIs.
April 21
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A federal judge issued an order blocking the Trump administration from firing hundreds of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees, saying agency leadership had 'thumbed their noses' at the court's earlier injunction.
April 18
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The FDIC has streamlined requirements for large banks' emergency resolution plans, eliminating some costly strategies and offering more flexibility in light of 2023's bank failures.
April 18
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Both the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency signed off on the $35 billion transaction, which has faced opposition since it was announced last February.
April 18
