As banks face mounting check fraud, a newly unsealed indictment reveals how one criminal ring exploited weak spots in the system.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it is "optimistic" that a lawsuit challenging the $8 credit card late fee rule can be resolved. The late fee rule is expected to be rescinded by the Trump administration.
March 24
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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
Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.
Growing loans was a tall order in 2024, but banks that could do just that were able to outperform their peers.
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.
A joint study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Bank for International Settlements found that a shift to widespread tokenization would not impact central banks' ability to transmit monetary policy, and that the technology could even prove beneficial.
The Financial Technology Association will now defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's open banking rule after the Trump administration sided with banks that sued the agency.
As banks face mounting check fraud, a newly unsealed indictment reveals how one criminal ring exploited weak spots in the system.
A joint study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Bank for International Settlements found that a shift to widespread tokenization would not impact central banks' ability to transmit monetary policy, and that the technology could even prove beneficial.
The Financial Technology Association will now defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's open banking rule after the Trump administration sided with banks that sued the agency.
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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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.
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Staking activities and stablecoins are two of the possible ways banks could have a role in decentralized finance, said Margaret Butler, head of the financial services practice at the law firm BakerHostetler and Kristiane Koontz, director of Treasury Services and Payments at Zions Bank, in interviews recorded at the Digital Banking Conference in June.
July 1
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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
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Former staffers at Block's crypto unit have launched Stable Sea, a firm that tries to make processing easier.
March 24
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trump's National Economic Council director, Kevin Hassett, are set to meet Tuesday with House and Senate Republican leaders and their top tax writers to try to resolve differences over the scale of cuts and ways of paying for them.
March 24
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The interim final rule removes the requirement under the Corporate Transparency Act for U.S. companies and people to report beneficial ownership information.
March 24
