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Older Americans control more than two-thirds of the deposits, so why do millennials get all the attention in digital banking? Banks are perhaps missing out on a major opportunity to build value by not focusing on this group.

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A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.

A man holds a smartphone while sitting outside of a Bank of Montreal (BMO) building in the financial district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Canadian stocks were mixed Friday as health care tumbled and energy rose, even as was still on pace for a weekly loss amid escalating trade war risks. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

The Toronto-based bank set aside CA$1.5 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter to cover potentially bad loans. Executives say higher-than-normal impaired losses could persist next year.

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U.S. commercial banks and savings banks have reduced employment by nearly 81,000 since the first quarter of 2023, including a net loss of 7,463 positions during the third quarter of this year, according to a new report from KRBA Financial Intelligence. Big banks, which have been embracing artificial intelligence, were big contributors to the decline.

The activist investor HoldCo Asset Management alleges that Comerica and Fifth Third used a "flawed" process to arrive at a $10.9 billion merger agreement. On Tuesday, a Delaware judge said she will hold a hearing to determine if the banks omitted material information in their public disclosures.