Industry stakeholders say the Federal Reserve's renewed focus on reforming the discount window — the central bank's 'lender of last resort' facility — is welcome. But replacing the system with one that works better is easier said than done.
The bank’s joint initiative with CFSI awards capital to firms trying to address issues that the startup teams personally experienced.
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Crypto is slowly but surely being integrated into the banking applications consumers trust and use every day. It's not the crypto revolution purists imagined, but it's very good news for consumers and bankers alike.
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The payment and commerce company's stock fell as much as 12% in afterhours trading on Thursday after the fintech missed Wall Street's earnings estimates, despite posting growth in all lines of business and increasing its full year guidance.
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As the emerging form of artificial intelligence impacts payments, pace of payment disputes and the workload will change.
Speakers from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, JPMorgan Chase and more outlined the ways they are hunting for much-needed technology talent, from pooled efforts to recruiting outside of the country.
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The Evansville, Indiana, company introduced a boutique-style wealth management business called 1834, which caters to high-net-worth clients.
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The business being sold to Madison Dearborn Partners provides trustee and administrative services to asset managers and retirement plans.
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The deal is the banking titan's latest investment in fintech.
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The plan that the Federal Housing Finance Agency floated calls for Freddie Mac to actively invest in some new closed-end seconds as cash-out refinancing subsides.
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Home loan originations were tepid in the first quarter, but higher margins helped large depositories bolster income even when the drop was particularly steep.
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Mortgage rates rose this week as investors priced stronger than expected inflation and jobs affecting Fed moves into the 10-year Treasury.
Susan Riel, who helped found Eagle Bancorp nearly three decades ago, will step down as CEO in 2026. The bank is embarking on a search for her successor.
The Netherlands-based digital bank Bunq filed its second U.S. charter application this week after successfully receiving a broker-deal license late last year.
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The ongoing turmoil in the Middle East has highlighted the complexities of successful anti-money-laundering compliance in a conflict zone. U.S. banks need to step up their game in order to stay safe.
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Rocket Mortgage's acquisition of Redfin has been mischaracterized as harming competition in the mortgage lending space. The truth is that it could be a major boon for mortgage borrowers.
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Federal grants funding nonprofits that help people build strong credit are being slashed. The result will be more foreclosures, evictions, bankruptcies and out-of-business signs at small businesses across the country.
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Key measurements of small businesses' health remained stable in 2025, according to a new study by the 12 regional Federal Reserve banks. But those firms' optimism about the future reached its lowest point since 2020.
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Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., told reporters that community banking didn't fit into the housing package moving forward in the upper chamber, but that he's in discussions with House leaders and the White House to move a separate financial services package.
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"AI may not take your job, but somebody who knows AI will," says Raymond George, CIO of Clearview Federal Credit Union.
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Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., released new legislative language Monday night that includes a ban on institutional investors' purchase of single family homes and a temporary ban on the Federal Reserve issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency.
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said in a speech Tuesday that the central bank is considering a "fundamental reform" of the discount window, including streamlining rules and processes across the Fed system.
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Experts say that compliance with a potential executive order being considered by the White House that would require banks to collect citizenship information would be costly, especially for community banks.
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Experts say that compliance with a potential executive order being considered by the White House that would require banks to collect citizenship information would be costly, especially for community banks.
Brady, Key's chief information officer since 2012, resigned Monday due to "personal health considerations," the Cleveland-based bank said in a securities filing. Chief Financial Officer Clark Khayat will assume her duties.
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