Acquiring Stellar Bancorp will create the second-largest Texas-headquartered bank, with a No. 5 deposit share in the massive Houston marketplace.
Sam Maule is set to head up North America expansion for 11:FS.
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The payment company joins other firms that are expanding apps in Europe, where Apple has agreed to ease access to supporting technology. Plus, the U.K. plans a new crypto crackdown.
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AI agents have the power to automate a number of once-manual tasks: They can conduct background research, generate content, write code and analyze data. In their latest evolution, driven by Visa, Mastercard and other fintechs, payments are now on the menu of services.
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The bureau's Tuesday afternoon announcement follows an earlier statement that it would walk back a rule that places buy now/pay later loans under the Truth in Lending Act's Regulation Z, a move that will ease compliance for fintechs that offer installment loans.
New York's former banking superintendent will spend much of the next three months advising fintech startups on how to cope with regulators.
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Northern Oak Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser with $800 million in assets under management.
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Clarfeld Financial Advisors will become a division of Citizens Bank Wealth Management.
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Recognizing their members have relationships with multiple institutions, some credit unions are launching personal finance management tools to give consumers a wider view of their financial lives.
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The Troy, Michigan-based bank is looking for companies already innovating across the various aspects of the home finance business.
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Home valuation professionals have had mixed feelings about automation out of concern that some forms could result in less accurate assessments.
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The new offering’s loan structure is designed to hedge against digital currency's price volatility.
BNY's chief commercial officer talks about AI, tariffs and her efforts to help create a leaner, meaner bank.
White House National Economic Council NEC Director Kevin Hassett endorsed insulating the Fed from political pressure but echoed Trump allies' calls for reevaluating its mission.
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The ability to make cash transactions is vital to some Americans, and when technology fails us, it can be a lifeline for all Americans. We need to preserve it.
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The overall size of the combined entity is trivial compared to industry behemoths. It is evident the benefits to consumers from the Capital One-Discover merger dramatically exceed the speculated harms that caution against it.
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The dark secret about credit unions is that while rules have changed to allow them to make more commercial loans, their ability to underwrite those loans at scale is lacking. When the credit cycle turns, there's going to be a reckoning.
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The Brazilian digital bank Banco Inter now has a license from the Federal Reserve Board and the state of Florida to establish a virtual "branch" in Miami.
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Shares of the California lender surged 25% on news of the leadership change and preliminary fourth-quarter earnings.
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The McLean, Virginia-based bank plans to close the deal in mid-2026, about a year after it sealed its landmark purchase of Discover Financial Services.
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With one Texas acquisition integrated and another deal set to close next month, Huntington Bancshares is projecting double-digit growth in loans and revenue this year.
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The acquisition will improve how clients can use agentic artificial intelligence to attract and reel in consumers.
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Three weeks after completing its "merger of equals" with Synovus Financial, Pinnacle Financial Partners said it plans to hire 225 to 250 revenue-generating bankers in 2026 across its newly expanded Southeast footprint.
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A New Jersey courier scam highlights the severe liability risks consumers face when using debit cards compared to credit cards.
In the 11 months after Fifth Third completes its acquisition of Comerica, the Cincinnati bank plans to send 13 million-to-14 million pieces of paper mail to retail customers. CEO Tim Spence says the old-fashioned method "still works," and actually has some advantages over more modern modes of communication.
The 23rd annual ranking of women leaders in the banking industry.
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