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After rapid changes in U.S. trade policy, banks and their clients are putting merger deals on ice until the dust settles.
April 11 -
The National Federation of Independent Business calls on the Treasury to delete beneficial ownership data collected under a now-paused rule, citing privacy risks and small-business burdens.
April 11 -
The administration's unpredictable policy has already caused shifts in foreign exchange rates and supply chain payments. Uncertainty about future levies will cause added pressure despite the 90-day pause.
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A Department of Government Efficiency team is working with FDIC leadership to "increase efficiency," which could include cuts to contracts and streamlining staff. FDIC says DOGE staffers have "appropriate clearances."
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Gen Digital announced in December it planned to acquire MoneyLion for $82 a share, approximately $1 billion in cash value.
April 10
Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.
Growing loans was a tall order in 2024, but banks that could do just that were able to outperform their peers.
Seven of the 20 top-performing banks with $2 billion to $10 billion of assets last year were based in Texas. But it's not about being bigger.
As banking customers' expectations for digital experiences rise and fintech competition grows, the cloud has become essential to staying relevant.
The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation moved closer to the 2% target last month, but the impact of tariffs remains to be seen.
As banks standardize their data in anticipation of the rise of open banking, they're turning to common formatting standards, including from the FDX.
As banking customers' expectations for digital experiences rise and fintech competition grows, the cloud has become essential to staying relevant.
The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation moved closer to the 2% target last month, but the impact of tariffs remains to be seen.
As banks standardize their data in anticipation of the rise of open banking, they're turning to common formatting standards, including from the FDX.
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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Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Truist are facing pressure from ISS, Glass Lewis and SOC Investment Group over their 2024 pay packages.
April 10 -
Consumer habits are the driving force behind industry-wide payments investments, be it digital wallet adoption, biometric authentication or payments platforms.
April 10 -
House Financial Services Committee member Andy Barr, R-Ky., will introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's merger rule that went into effect in January.
April 10 -
Congressional Review Act resolutions to nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overdraft and larger participant rules now go to President Trump for his signature.
April 9 -
President Trump placed a 90-day pause on most of his sweeping tariff package, but for banks and other financial market participants, the threat of volatility remains.
April 9