The U.K. regulator clarified that such behavior at financial firms could ultimately lead to a ban from the sector.
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Three current and former employees of the New York City-based bank allege that executives made racist comments, misused corporate money and retaliated against protected complaints.
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Princeton Bancorp, which has $2.3 billion of assets, reported a sizable impairment charge tied to participation loans on a pair of office properties.
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When a card gets canceled or expires, Visa, Mastercard and other networks send replacement information to merchants. This can be a problem for consumers.
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Legacy core systems and the high cost of hiring people with artificial intelligence skills are among the factors getting in the way of big AI payoffs, experts say.
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The Federal Reserve chair said he made no commitments on the central bank's next monetary policy adjustment, only that the decision would be made based on incoming data.
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Elon Musk, formerly head of the Department of Government Efficiency, said he will officially leave the federal government after a short but tumultuous tenure. DOGE's actions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are being reviewed in federal court.
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A jump in provisions dragged down the Royal Bank of Canada's profits last quarter, prompted by the bank's fears of a potential tariff-driven recession.
May 29
Big banks with the strongest financial performance varied in asset size, geographies and services.
Each of the top-performing banks with more than $50 billion of assets used their own mix of revenue streams to drive performance.
Among banks with between $10 billion and $50 billion of assets, those that targeted narrow lending markets rose to the top.
Congress is considering major changes to federally supported student loan programs. If lawmakers aren't careful, they could close off a vital pipeline of talent that feeds vital public systems.
Navy Federal Credit Union will not pay a $15 million fine or $80 million in restitution to service members who were illegally charged surprise overdraft fees when their accounts had sufficient funds.
After passing the Federal Reserve's stress tests with high marks, large banks announced dividend increases. In some cases, they also said the Fed had conceded that certain prior calculations needed to be revised.
The U.K. regulator clarified that such behavior at financial firms could ultimately lead to a ban from the sector.
Congress is considering major changes to federally supported student loan programs. If lawmakers aren't careful, they could close off a vital pipeline of talent that feeds vital public systems.
Navy Federal Credit Union will not pay a $15 million fine or $80 million in restitution to service members who were illegally charged surprise overdraft fees when their accounts had sufficient funds.
After passing the Federal Reserve's stress tests with high marks, large banks announced dividend increases. In some cases, they also said the Fed had conceded that certain prior calculations needed to be revised.
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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The banks have invested in gen AI and embedded finance, respectively.
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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.
July 15
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More than 200 employees are exiting the National Credit Union Administration as the credit union regulator pursues its Trump-era mandate to shrink government and slash operating costs.
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Andrew Blassie, a former executive at Illinois-based Bank of O'Fallon, pleaded guilty to inflating bank accounts, defrauding retirees and abusing insider access, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Office of the Inspector General.
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Upgrading its anti-money-laundering controls is the Canadian bank's top priority following historic failures that led to a $3.1 billion penalty and a U.S. asset cap.
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"There were four layers between me and the senior managers of the products and like 14 layers across the organization, which is too much for an organization that needs to be agile," David Velez said.
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The bank's LLM Suite, a portal through which all employees can use popular large language models, is American Banker's Innovation of the Year in the Generative AI category.
May 22