President Donald Trump is making progress with tariffs and his tax and spending bill after a brief stumble earlier this month.
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Acting Comptroller Rodney Hood discussed using fintech to evaluate self-employed borrowers' creditworthiness, saying alternative credit models could promote financial inclusion.
March 24
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In a speech, the Federal Reserve governor called for policies that would impose Truth In Lending-like disclosure requirements on lenders' products that cater to small businesses.
March 24
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The Trump administration wants the Small Business Administration to shrink its workforce by 43%. At the same time, the agency is being asked to start managing the federal government's student loan portfolio.
March 24
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Officials in the Trump administration have floated the idea of changing how the government measures economic growth. Economists say the shift would create new expenses for banks.
March 24
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Trade groups representing banks and utilities urged lawmakers to reauthorize the CISA law before it expires in September.
March 24
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The fintech, which specializes in low or no fee banking and early access to paychecks, is now offering three-month installment loans.
March 24
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The Justice Department has asked the high court to intervene and halt reinstatements of federal employees who were fired by the Office of Personnel Management.
March 24
Each of the top-performing banks with more than $50 billion of assets used their own mix of revenue streams to drive performance.
Big banks with the strongest financial performance varied in asset size, geographies and services.
Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.
Everyone should be concerned that the sitting president and his family are using crypto for political advantage and personal financial gain. Democrats can call out crypto grifters while supporting sensible policy.
The top five credit unions in the ranking had combined deposits of more than $278 billion as of Dec. 31.
The startup, which emerged from Y Combinator in 2023, has deployed its software at a long list of community banks and fintechs, including Grasshopper Bank and First Internet Bank.
President Donald Trump is making progress with tariffs and his tax and spending bill after a brief stumble earlier this month.
Everyone should be concerned that the sitting president and his family are using crypto for political advantage and personal financial gain. Democrats can call out crypto grifters while supporting sensible policy.
The top five credit unions in the ranking had combined deposits of more than $278 billion as of Dec. 31.
The startup, which emerged from Y Combinator in 2023, has deployed its software at a long list of community banks and fintechs, including Grasshopper Bank and First Internet Bank.
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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Officials in the Trump administration have floated the idea of changing how the government measures economic growth. Economists say the shift would create new expenses for banks.
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Trade groups representing banks and utilities urged lawmakers to reauthorize the CISA law before it expires in September.
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The fintech, which specializes in low or no fee banking and early access to paychecks, is now offering three-month installment loans.
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The Justice Department has asked the high court to intervene and halt reinstatements of federal employees who were fired by the Office of Personnel Management.
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Former staffers at Block's crypto unit have launched Stable Sea, a firm that tries to make processing easier.
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