Small banks made up the majority of honorees on American Banker's 2025 Best Banks to Work For ranking.
IBM has released a set of blockchain cloud services built to meet security and compliance standards for companies in regulated industries particularly, financial services, health care and government.
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The bank is connecting billers and brokerage accounts as it builds the case for instant funding. It also points to countries such as Brazil and India as models to follow.
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As part of a sweeping digital enhancement of its consumer payment cards, Visa will enable banks to issue an account as a credit, debit, virtual or Pay in 4 installment loan, based on the user's preference at the time of purchase.
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Amex is working with Worldpay to reach businesses in the U.K., Western Union has resumed remittances to Cuba after shutting down that corridor in 2020, and more.
A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.
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Last month, I was out on leave for a couple of weeks after reconstructive knee surgery. Since I was largely on bed rest, I was not able to drive, do chores or take care of my two little boys. I had some time on my hands for the first time in a long time, and filled it with some unexpected insights.
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Lifelong income solutions for defined contribution plans are on the way. With defined benefit plans waning and life expectancy waxing, more retirees will need more guaranteed income than Social Security can provide.
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MF Global Holdings Ltd. plans to sell bonds with an interest rate that will rise if Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Corzine receives a federal appointment from President Obama.
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Hispanics will make up more than half of new homeowners by 2030, and credit unions need to actively market to this demographic, according to a panel discussion at Inclusiv's annual conference.
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Senate Democrats are warning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be careful as it considers changes to its mortgage underwriting rules.
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With the ongoing issue of the affordable housing crisis, the Mortgage Bankers Association – which many credit unions are members of – got behind the Build More Housing Near Transit Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in the House of Representatives.
Prophecies about a wave of bank failures caused by sickly CRE loans haven't yet come true. But there are still plenty of caution signs in a saga that will take years to play out.
"The quicker this issue is resolved, the better because some of the negative effects increase cumulatively over time and would be hard to reverse," the JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO wrote in his annual letter to shareholders.
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Regulators had their priorities backward when it came to overseeing SVB and allowed an obvious danger to go unmitigated.
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A former Citigroup CEO argues that effective federal guarantees on all bank deposits should be formalized, severing the connection between deposit-taking and lending.
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Minority depository institutions are well-placed to direct money from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to high-impact projects in underserved communities.
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The Pittsburgh-based bank said Friday that it will focus on building 300 branches in high-growth markets by 2030. It also minimized the prospects for another acquisition on the heels of its recent deal for Colorado-based FirstBank.
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Consumers' and merchants' penchant for 0% loans are boosting the buy now/pay later lender in its first fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30, as gross merchandise volume hit a record.
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HoldCo Asset Management drops its pursuit of proxy battles with Columbia Banking System and First Interstate; Cape Cod's Mutual Bancorp prepares to acquire Bluestone Bank; Servbank HoldCo announces plans to acquire IF Bancorp; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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Treasury market bulls and bears fought to a draw this week as conflicting private-sector data on the health of the US labor market left expectations for another Federal Reserve interest-rate cut in December in limbo.
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Capital One must reengage in settlement talks with lawyers for savings account holders after a judge found that an agreement between the two sides wouldn't provide adequate compensation to customers who were allegedly victimized by the bank.
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Eric Girard, who became the bank's head of embedded banking and co-head of commercial product in October, is aiming to make the technology more accessible.
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Earned wage access provider EarnIn, which historically has been known for direct-to-consumer EWA, is now offering a payroll software solution. The move comes as consumer advocate groups step up efforts for stricter regulation of the industry.
As the political dispute drags on, there are implications beyond government disbursements, potentially harming corporate cash positions and the larger economy, according to payment experts from Billtrust and research firms.
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