The credit union regulator, responding to a recent executive order, has established strict new standards for prosecuting financial crimes. Regulators are now supposed to make criminal referrals only in cases where putative defendants appear to have known they were breaking the law.
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The French institution is one of the first to take advantage of new regulations that are supportive of crypto. Payment experts say banks have work to do to beat existing stablecoins.
June 10
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Shell companies, stablecoin and a Bahaman bank that took orders from a gang of fraudsters all took part in a scheme that bilked U.S. victims of millions.
June 10
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The pending law, which has passed the Assembly and Senate, prohibits food and retail stores from refusing to accept cash payments. Cashless establishments have been prohibited in New York City since 2020.
June 10
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Pro-crypto regulations could draw U.S. banks into the market, providing fresh competition. CEO Paolo Ardoino spoke with American Banker about the digital asset firm's strategy.
June 10
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When a Chicago bank crashed, delivering a major blow to the Deposit Insurance Fund, regulators said they suspected fraud. Historically, that's a common story.
June 9
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The New York City-based specialty finance company must pay $3 million as part of a settlement with the SEC for allegedly inflating its stock price. Its president must pay a separate $1 million fine.
June 9
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A coalition of trade groups urges federal agencies to match private-sector cybersecurity standards.
June 9
Hilani Kerr leads the wealth and distribution platforms at Zinnia, applying 20 years of leadership across Wells Fargo, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and Porticoes Capital to embed insurance and wealth solutions into unified financial strategies and broaden access to those products to all clients.
American Banker Leaders Live session on the technology that is expected to have a significant impact on detecting and preventing fraud
The credit union regulator, responding to a recent executive order, has established strict new standards for prosecuting financial crimes. Regulators are now supposed to make criminal referrals only in cases where putative defendants appear to have known they were breaking the law.
Growing loans was a tall order in 2024, but banks that could do just that were able to outperform their peers.
Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.
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.
Michael Gibson, director of the Federal Reserve's supervision and regulation division, has accepted the agency's voluntary resignation offer and plans to leave this month after more than three decades at the central bank.
Three bank trade associations recommended phasing out paper checks to reduce government payment fraud in a joint statement submitted to the U.S. Treasury.
Baton Rouge-based Investar Holding Corp. has agreed to pay $84 million for Wichita Falls Bancshares, which operates five branches in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
The credit union regulator, responding to a recent executive order, has established strict new standards for prosecuting financial crimes. Regulators are now supposed to make criminal referrals only in cases where putative defendants appear to have known they were breaking the law.
Michael Gibson, director of the Federal Reserve's supervision and regulation division, has accepted the agency's voluntary resignation offer and plans to leave this month after more than three decades at the central bank.
Three bank trade associations recommended phasing out paper checks to reduce government payment fraud in a joint statement submitted to the U.S. Treasury.
Baton Rouge-based Investar Holding Corp. has agreed to pay $84 million for Wichita Falls Bancshares, which operates five branches in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
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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Regulators' decision to lift a seven-year-old cap on the size of the megabank's balance sheet will produce benefits over the long haul, but it won't result in any sudden gains, according to CFO Michael Santomassimo.
June 10
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The French institution is one of the first to take advantage of new regulations that are supportive of crypto. Payment experts say banks have work to do to beat existing stablecoins.
June 10 -
Shell companies, stablecoin and a Bahaman bank that took orders from a gang of fraudsters all took part in a scheme that bilked U.S. victims of millions.
June 10 -
The pending law, which has passed the Assembly and Senate, prohibits food and retail stores from refusing to accept cash payments. Cashless establishments have been prohibited in New York City since 2020.
June 10 -
Pro-crypto regulations could draw U.S. banks into the market, providing fresh competition. CEO Paolo Ardoino spoke with American Banker about the digital asset firm's strategy.
June 10
