Earnings

The tentative settlement represents a step toward resolving an issue that hung over Capital One's acquisition of Discover. That blockbuster deal closed on Sunday.

May 19
2 Min Read
Capital One

Valentin Neiconi is chief risk officer of Stax.

Years of consolidation have damaged competition in the banking sector. Regulators should be more, not less, restrictive about approving mergers.
BankThink

Setting an artificial deadline for approving bank mergers will result in hasty, ill-considered decisions. The potential damage to consumers and communities far outweighs the possible benefits.

May 19
3 Min Read
Capital One

The tentative settlement represents a step toward resolving an issue that hung over Capital One's acquisition of Discover. That blockbuster deal closed on Sunday.

May 19
2 Min Read
Top Performing Banks
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Growing loans was a tall order in 2024, but banks that could do just that were able to outperform their peers.

July 24
1 Min Read
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Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.

July 24
3 Min Read
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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.

July 11
3 Min Read
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US Capitol

The spending and tax package, which includes bank-friendly provisions, tax perks and GOP priorities, cleared a procedural hurdle after fiscal conservatives withdrew their objections over the weekend.

May 19
2 Min Read
First Internet Bank building

The online-only bank and its payments partner are making fresh progress in the often stodgy and slow-moving (but steady) area of automated clearinghouse  

May 19
2 Min Read
JPMorgan

Troy Rohrbaugh, co-CEO at JPMorgan's commercial and investment bank, says volatility set off by President Donald Trump's policy announcements continues to chill deals.

May 19
2 Min Read
Capital One

The tentative settlement represents a step toward resolving an issue that hung over Capital One's acquisition of Discover. That blockbuster deal closed on Sunday.

May 19
2 Min Read
US Capitol

The spending and tax package, which includes bank-friendly provisions, tax perks and GOP priorities, cleared a procedural hurdle after fiscal conservatives withdrew their objections over the weekend.

May 19
2 Min Read
First Internet Bank building

The online-only bank and its payments partner are making fresh progress in the often stodgy and slow-moving (but steady) area of automated clearinghouse  

May 19
2 Min Read
JPMorgan

Troy Rohrbaugh, co-CEO at JPMorgan's commercial and investment bank, says volatility set off by President Donald Trump's policy announcements continues to chill deals.

May 19
2 Min Read
Stablecoins have gained traction with the passage of the GENIUS Act.

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.

July 30
5 Min Read
FDIC

Pulaski Savings Bank's failure will cost the FDIC's Deposit Insurance Fund 57.6% of its total assets.

June 25
2 Min Read
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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.

June 16
3 Min Read
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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.

January 14
6 Min Read
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Honorees from American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments discuss spotting tangible uses for innovation, rather than buying into hype.

January 10
5 Min Read
The Most Influential Women in Payments 2025 cover image: Yaminah Satterian, Jennifer Cruz, Sara Walsh and Kathleen Pierce-Gilmore

Each year, American Banker recognizes the women who are advancing the payments industry in banking, retail, acquiring, processing and more.

January 9
1 Min Read
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