Brian McEvoy, chief retail banking officer at Webster Five in Central Massachusetts, says community banks are in a unique position to serve more small businesses. He was a speaker Tuesday at American Banker's 2025 Small Business Banking conference.
Many remain skeptical of the blockchain because it is associated with bitcoin. Eyes glaze over at the details of how it works. Applications for the average bank seem to be distant still. If this is how you think about the blockchain that is, when you think about it at all expect to be paying far closer attention soon.
-
American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments share their views on artificial intelligence, hybrid offices, real-time payments and more.
-
Honorees from 2024's Most Influential Women in Payments, representing companies such as MoneyGram, Walmart, Segpay and more, share insights into how how artificial intelligence is changing their companies and their industry.
-
Tipalti, Stax and Stripe are among those using new artificial intelligence tools as digital helpers for staff. The specifics vary based on each company's mission and level of comfort with the technology.
A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.
-
More and more pension plans are exiting their domestic equity commitments in favor of long-duration bond vehicles to back up their liability needs, plan sponsors said in a new study.
-
Investors stuck with their retirement savings plans in 2010, according to the Investment Company Institute, basing its findings on data from more than 23 million defined contribution accounts.
-
SunTrust Banks Inc. on Wednesday announced that it bought a San Francisco wealth manager that focuses on clients including professional athletes.
-
The moves are part of a plan CEO Rajinder Singh discussed in a conversation with American Banker.
-
A new study from CUNA Mutual Group shows CUs ended March with tepid growth in membership and auto and real estate loans compared with a year earlier.
-
Recent letters from NAFCU and CUNA called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide a carve out in its payday lending rule for loans made by credit unions.
The San Francisco bank's interest expenses continue to rise as depositors switch to higher-yielding options. At the same time, soft loan demand from business customers is putting a lid on how much interest Wells is collecting from borrowers.
New York's top financial regulator Adrienne Harris said the failure of Signature Bank two years ago spurred the agency to change the way it oversees banks, including more scrutiny for those with consistently subpar CAMELS ratings.
-
Inflated home values were already making homeownership unattainable for millions of Americans; now it's interest rates. To change this dynamic, we need some creative thinking.
-
Congress will eventually turn its attention to the fact that taxpayers are subsidizing payments to large financial institutions.
-
One year after from President Biden's executive order on Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act, there has been no discernible progress.
-
The bank asks a federal court to toss claims from five certified classes, arguing victims have been paid and that fraudsters are included in the suit.
-
BNY's Carolyn Weinberg believes blockchain technology could be the key to an always-on operating system for the New York-based custody bank.
-
The Richmond, Virginia-based bank expects to build 10 branches in Raleigh and Wilmington, North Carolina, over the next three years. M&A is on the back burner as the company also works to capitalize on its recent acquisition of Sandy Spring Bank in Maryland, CEO John Asbury said.
-
The North Carolina bank is the latest lender impacted by the bankruptcy of U.S. auto parts maker First Brands. First Citizens executives said credit was in good shape overall.
-
The agents could overcome the consumer inertia that keeps people in low-yield bank accounts, the consultants say.
-
The credit card issuer added two programs with home goods retailers Raymour and Flanigan and Bed Bath and Beyond during the quarter while also increasing its stock buyback allocation and dividend payouts.
- Daily BriefingDelivered Every WeekdayIdeas that impact your business delivered to your inbox every day.
- TechnologyWednesday, ThursdayThe latest industry developments from digital banking to cybersecurity to AI.
- PaymentsDelivered Every WeekdayAn early-morning roundup of important headlines from the past 24 hours.
- Best of the WeekFridayThe most important and widely read stories from the previous week.
Merchants alleged the major card networks illegally conspired to shift fraud liability onto them with the adoption of EMV chip technology.
The Buffalo-based bank said Thursday that the paring of its CRE loan book, which has nearly halved in volume over the last three years, may be near its inflection point.
The 23rd annual ranking of women leaders in the banking industry.
- Sponsor Content from Feedzai
-
Sponsor Content from AI Foundry - Partner Insights from Appway
- Partner Insights from Appway
