As the Senate stands poised to pass a landmark bill establishing rules for stablecoin issuers, a provision allowing state-chartered uninsured banks to operate in states without prior approval is drawing concern from observers and opposition from state regulators.
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Jim Richards, who served as the bank's head of anti-money-laundering compliance, says the Federal Reserve is wrongfully denying him compensation that was designed to keep him employed at Wells Fargo.
May 9 -
New Jersey-based ConnectOne Bancorp received FDIC approval for its merger with First of Long Island Corp; lending-services fintech Oportun makes changes to its board of directors; Associated Banc-Corp's Steven Zandpour will succeed David Stein as head of consumer and business banking; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
May 9 -
While Vista Bank is focusing on organic growth in Florida, it's positioning itself as a Texas buyer.
May 9 -
The Trump administration says it will nominate Jonathan McKernan to serve as Treasury undersecretary for domestic finance. McKernan has already been nominated as the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
May 9 -
The man who blew the whistle over the incident says the bank fired him in retaliation for reporting what he called a "significant security breach."
May 9
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.
As the chief people officer at Firstup, Sabra Sciolaro leads the organization's strategic initiatives to attract, develop and retain top talent, while fostering a culture of inclusivity, collaboration and innovation. She has a deep passion for people and a commitment to creating exceptional employee experiences. She believes people are at the heart of any organization's success and are dedicated to creating an environment where employees feel valued, empowered and inspired to perform at their best.
The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a request for information on a range of payments-related fraud trends in order to develop policy solutions to the rising instances of check fraud.
As the Senate stands poised to pass a landmark bill establishing rules for stablecoin issuers, a provision allowing state-chartered uninsured banks to operate in states without prior approval is drawing concern from observers and opposition from state regulators.
As the chief people officer at Firstup, Sabra Sciolaro leads the organization's strategic initiatives to attract, develop and retain top talent, while fostering a culture of inclusivity, collaboration and innovation. She has a deep passion for people and a commitment to creating exceptional employee experiences. She believes people are at the heart of any organization's success and are dedicated to creating an environment where employees feel valued, empowered and inspired to perform at their best.
The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a request for information on a range of payments-related fraud trends in order to develop policy solutions to the rising instances of check fraud.
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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The AI lending platform company reported strong earnings and revenue, as well as deals with Fortress and Walmart, but investors appear to be spooked by economic uncertainty.
May 7 -
The London-headquartered bank is extending its TradePay platform to directly cover the cost of tariff payments, allowing importers to effectively borrow to meet the increased expenses involved in shipping products into the U.S.
May 7 -
AI agents have the power to automate a number of once-manual tasks: They can conduct background research, generate content, write code and analyze data. In their latest evolution, driven by Visa, Mastercard and other fintechs, payments are now on the menu of services.
May 7 -
The bureau's Tuesday afternoon announcement follows an earlier statement that it would walk back a rule that places buy now/pay later loans under the Truth in Lending Act's Regulation Z, a move that will ease compliance for fintechs that offer installment loans.
May 6 -
Eliminating overdraft charges is Stearns Bank's latest move to limit fees that its customers pay. CEO Kelly Skalicky says deposit service fees aren't a good business model.
May 6