Six trade groups warned the administration layoffs and funding freezes could dampen lending, threatening the administration's goal of economic growth.
The latest generation of anti-money-laundering software uses agentic AI to help alleviate AML alert fatigue. Experts say this use of the technology is promising, though they offer some caveats.
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Tidal, the music streaming service once owned by recording artist Jay-Z, laid off more than 10% of staff as part of a wider round of austerity moves announced last month by its parent company, tech billionaire Jack Dorsey's Block.
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Canada's government has finalized arrangements with Visa and Mastercard to cap credit card interchange for small businesses; Klarna is expanding its work with the Dutch payment processor Adyen; and more.
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MoneyLion and Pagaya, which were among the many payment companies that fought headwinds in the past two years, are using product and capital markets strategies to help them recover.
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HSBC will halt its push for new clients of HSBC Premier, its flagship banking service aimed at wealthy international clients, as it tackles company-wide cost overruns.
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The financial services industry is still reluctant to embrace social media, even as demographics make a compelling case to do the opposite.
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Bankers weigh their options in mortgage and CRE lending as implementation of a new accounting standard nears.
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Popular TV shows about house fixers and flippers have sparked consumer interest in remodeling, creating an opportunity for lenders to build a specialty in renovation loans while traditional mortgage lending is weak.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has published a new "frequently asked questions" tool to help mortgage lenders with TILA-RESPA integrated disclosures compliance.
A new ad from the U.S. unit of Toronto-Dominion Bank that features a same-sex couple is more than a social statement, as it also says a lot about the fragmentation, context and consumer control that are part of modern TV viewing habits, according to the company's top marketing executive.
Mississippi's Renasant names its next CEO; environmental fintech Aspiration Partners spins out its consumer brand; the OCC adds five weeks to comment period for Capital One-Discover merger; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.
Representatives of the first nonbranch team at the bank to unionize alleged in a charge filed with the National Labor Relations Board that actions to stymie collective bargaining constitute unfair labor practices.
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The executive order on cryptocurrencies leaves many important questions unaddressed.
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Mutual institutions, long pillars of underserved communities, now face insurmountable barriers to entry.
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"The Fed has increasingly appeared disinterested in doing its important, clearly defined job and more interested in doing mine," writes Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., a member of the Senate Banking Committee.
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The Office of Management and Budget issued reduction in force notices to Treasury staff working in the Community Development Financial Institution office Friday, saying that the layoffs are necessary to "implement the abolishment" of the fund.
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Former City National CEO Kelly Coffey has a new venture in wealth management; Erin Siegfried is Northwest Bancshares' new chief legal counsel and corporate secretary; Flagstar Bank secures OCC approval to merge its holding company into the bank; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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The regional bank has launched a digital student banking center that's part of a broader strategy to focus on relationship-building.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced job openings for attorney-advisors to represent the agency in defensive and appellate litigation.
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An updated deposit insurance reform bill from Sens. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., would raise deposit insurance for business accounts to $10 million, exclude the largest banks from coverage and insulate community banks from footing the bill.
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Younger borrowers are increasingly moving money away from financial institutions, but banks could recapture Gen Z capital by helping them build credit.
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Under Stewart's leadership, the bank's commercial banking services gained 8% year-over-year growth in middle-market loans.
Legal experts say the Supreme Court's decision not to immediately rule on a request to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook from office suggests that, whatever the court's views on independent agencies may be, it views the central bank differently.
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