The auto lender's earnings outpaced Wall Street's expectations. But shrinking car inventories at dealerships, which stemmed from new tariffs, put a dent in Ally's lending.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is restricting its civil penalty fund from paying for consumer education and financial literacy programs.
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The bank's investors hope to see the small community bank in Utah transform and grow into "a minority-owned version of Ally," as board chair Ashley Bell put it.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the changes could touch the central bank's quarterly economic forecasts. He also discussed downsizing at the Fed and his tenure on the board of governors.
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Both regional banks operate health savings account businesses, which could gain more customers, more fee revenue and more low-cost deposits if Congress includes a major HSA expansion in its final budget reconciliation bill.
June 18 -
Bill Pulte's social media posts saying inflation has fallen far enough added to intensified political pressure on the independent Federal Reserve chairman.
June 18
Big banks with the strongest financial performance varied in asset size, geographies and services.
Each of the top-performing banks with more than $50 billion of assets used their own mix of revenue streams to drive performance.
Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.
The Columbus, Ohio-based regional bank also benefited from strong performances by several legacy business lines, including auto, mortgages and SBA lending.
The Dallas-based lender, which reported a year-over-year decline in earnings, is anticipating increased loan activity and deposit growth later in the year.
David Clee is the chief executive officer of
Clee co-founded MirrorWeb, bringing more than 20 years of technology leadership, computer software expertise and executive management experience to his role with the company.
The auto lender's earnings outpaced Wall Street's expectations. But shrinking car inventories at dealerships, which stemmed from new tariffs, put a dent in Ally's lending.
The Columbus, Ohio-based regional bank also benefited from strong performances by several legacy business lines, including auto, mortgages and SBA lending.
The Dallas-based lender, which reported a year-over-year decline in earnings, is anticipating increased loan activity and deposit growth later in the year.
David Clee is the chief executive officer of
Clee co-founded MirrorWeb, bringing more than 20 years of technology leadership, computer software expertise and executive management experience to his role with the company.
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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Financial markets were shaken but not stirred this past spring, according to the Federal Reserve, as swinging stock prices and bond yields did little to bring down elevated asset prices or leverage.
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The fintechs at this year's NYC Innovation Lab highlighted the demand for new forms of artificial intelligence in financial services.
June 20 -
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled that Republicans cannot move ahead with slashing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding and Federal Reserve staff pay in the tax bill.
June 20 -
Pursuant to an executive order on "overcriminalization," the OCC said it will revise its guidance for referring regulatory offenses to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution and will publish a review of criminally enforceable regulations by May 2026.
June 20 -
The credit bureau is working with Plaid to provide lenders with current and predictive cash-flow data for consumers that don't have an extensive credit record.
June 20