In a new survey, 28.4% of community banks said that regulation represented an "extremely important" risk, down from 44.1% last year.
The administration's new step empowers Treasury to freeze assets of those behind attacks that harm the U.S. financial system or other "critical" infrastructures.
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A selloff of the French company's shares sparked similar issues at other publicly traded payments firms in Europe. The question is whether the underlying issues — inflation and fears of recession — are severe enough to drag down American companies as well.
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The change would lower the maximum fee on a $50 debit transaction from 24.5 cents to 17.7 cents. The central bank points to lower processing costs for card issuers in recent years.
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia is examining how it can use generative artificial intelligence to simulate customers testing products, and U.S. Bancorp's Elavon unit receives a financial services license from the Bank of England.
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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Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is testing Apple's iPad with its annuities sales force.
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Municipal bond mutual fund outflows continued to subside last week from recent record-setting levels as the cash most prone to panic appears to have left by now.
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The financial advisory industry is overwhelmingly dominated by men, but women at the TD Ameritrade Institutional national conference in San Diego, made their presence known at a women's leadership roundtable on Friday.
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FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams questioned whether regulators and banks are fully capturing the emerging risks of a new shadow banking system.
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The mortgage insurer’s annual actuarial report showed strength in the agency’s capital reserves even though losses in the “home equity conversion mortgage” program are still a problem.
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Tepid loan and deposit growth has been a persistent theme in 2018, but that could soon change for community and regional banks in the New York and Washington markets.
At an American Bankers Association event, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who's up for reelection this year, said that he hopes the Durbin-Marshall credit card bill won't go anywhere and criticized the Federal Reserve's debit interchange proposal.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Vice Chair Travis Hill has assumed the duties of FDIC chair, National Credit Union Administration Vice Chair Kyle Hauptman took over as NCUA chair and Securities and Exchange Commission member Mark Uyeda will serve as acting chair of the SEC.
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Government must adapt supervision to account for fintechs, cryptocurrencies and other innovations. Otherwise it could contribute to a debacle like when it failed to grasp the impact that new financial instruments such as money market funds would have on traditional financial institutions.
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This past year has proven that traditional leadership models will not take us forward. Attracting and retaining talent, especially diverse talent, depends on how well we listen to and understand the many changes in what employees value.
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A central bank digital currency based on the U.S. dollar could pull deposits from banks, and it might crowd out innovative private-sector products.
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In a break from a 20-year history marked by losses and scandal, California International Bank in Westminster is on pace for its biggest-ever profit, its CEO says.
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The fintech Versatile Credit lets merchants provide point-of-sale credit to consumers in all FICO ranges.
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The industry has developed materials for banks looking to promote anti-scam awareness and more resources for banks.
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The first government shutdown since 2019 will slow flood insurance originations and new Small Business Administration loans, though self-funded banking regulators will continue operating as usual.
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Though small banks have a durable customer base in the small-business sector, the decades-long consolidation trend will likely speed up, according to a new report from Morningstar DBRS.
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Real-time cross-border payments are in demand, but lack interoperability — creating demand for Swift and Ripple to add new tech. Plus, PayPal pledges to add payment technology in the Middle East and Africa, and more international payments and fintech news.
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The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, community bank agreed to acquire 1st Colonial Bancorp in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, in a $101 million deal that would help deepen its presence in greater Philadelphia.
Seven filings were submitted in response to President Donald Trump's request for the Supreme Court to remove barriers from ousting Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook before litigation proceeds. Most filings argued for the Court to deny the president's application.
The 23rd annual ranking of women leaders in the banking industry.
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