Stablecoins—the crypto tokens pegged to fiat money or algorithmically engineered to hold a set price
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The sector includes construction companies and others that rely on materials from outside the U.S., which could challenge lending based on future payment flows.
April 7
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Market data providers like Bloomberg and FactSet use generative AI to boost productivity for their users.
April 7
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McGeogh started in fixed income sales at Salomon Brothers and has led groups in leveraged finance, international securities and global banking. Now, she will lead HSBC's expansion of all businesses in the region.
April 7
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has chosen to prosecute only a handful of cases as the Trump administration drops other investigations, claiming enforcement is not mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.
April 7
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The OCC's approval of SmartBiz buying a bank opens the door to other fintech M&A deals for accessing bank charters, which can help a fintech stay in business.
April 4
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.
Abhishek Nagesh is vice president of regulatory policy oversight at Barclays. He has over 15 years of extensive experience in global banking and financial risk management.
Visa, Mastercard, PayPal are among the firms moving the cryptocurrency option closer to the point of sale.
House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters joined fellow Democrats in introducing a bill barring the president, vice president, members of Congress or their families from owning so much of a cryptocurrency that they are able to influence the market.
Stablecoins—the crypto tokens pegged to fiat money or algorithmically engineered to hold a set price
Abhishek Nagesh is vice president of regulatory policy oversight at Barclays. He has over 15 years of extensive experience in global banking and financial risk management.
Visa, Mastercard, PayPal are among the firms moving the cryptocurrency option closer to the point of sale.
House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters joined fellow Democrats in introducing a bill barring the president, vice president, members of Congress or their families from owning so much of a cryptocurrency that they are able to influence the market.
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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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.
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Staking activities and stablecoins are two of the possible ways banks could have a role in decentralized finance, said Margaret Butler, head of the financial services practice at the law firm BakerHostetler and Kristiane Koontz, director of Treasury Services and Payments at Zions Bank, in interviews recorded at the Digital Banking Conference in June.
July 1
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The Suffolk, Virginia-based bank has agreed to pay more than $200 million for Old Point Financial in Hampton. It announced the deal just two days after its previous acquisition closed.
April 3
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As the risk of a recession rises, commercial real estate loans remain a major concern for banks and industry participants. One observer asked: "Is '25 the year where sellers start to capitulate, call a loser a loser, and move on?"
April 3
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President Trump's tariffs on imported vehicles threaten to drive up auto prices at a time when more car owners are already drifting into delinquency on their loans.
April 3
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Fears of a recession intensified after President Trump unveiled his plan to impose a minimum 10% tariff on all U.S. imports, and the KBW Nasdaq Bank Index tumbled by nearly 10%.
April 3
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The proposed $35 billion merger between Capital One and Discover cleared a major regulatory hurdle as the Justice Department told financial regulators in a confidential memo that it didn't have sufficient evidence to block the transaction.
April 3
