As stablecoins become an increasingly prominent feature of the financial landscape, Noelle Acheson gives us her top five trends to watch out for.
The Structured Finance Industry Group and Chamber of Digital Commerce will explore ways distributed ledger technology might speed transaction processing and improve transparency.
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A recent industry survey finds most participating banks predict asset growth for 2025; Frax Finance launches a new stablecoin backed by BlackRock; Camden National closes its acquisition of Northway Financial; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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Banks are taking hits in the stock market as they use 2024 to restructure balance sheets and inflation slightly increased in November.
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Fast-growing innovation is sparking bullish sentiment following a boom-and-bust cycle of the past four years.
The promise of fintech is that it might offer underbanked consumers access to financial products. But some are worried that relying on algorithms to make credit decisions could open up problems of its own.
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Amid continuing predictions about the demise of conventional money management, Fidelity's Abigail Johnson is making adjustments to keep the business thriving and prove the doomsayers wrong.
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Even for someone as accomplished as Rebecca Patterson, there are times when a little encouragement is helpful. That's why she keeps a book of quotations from Eleanor Roosevelt by her bedside.
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Diane Schumaker-Krieg knows firsthand that fear can lead to innovation — and, for her, the beginning of a career in research.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's overhaul of its Qualified Mortgage standard is alarming free-market advocates who say it will precipitate a return to easy credit and higher defaults and could disproportionately harm minorities.
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The company, which recently completed an audit, set aside funds to cover issues tied with a lending program it discontinued last year. The move cleared the way for Sterling to file an overdue annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Low rates and intense competition might lead some banks to ease underwriting standards in 2021, when the economy may not yet have recovered.
An IT problem at the bank left thousands of customers locked out of their accounts for several days.
Lenders have been working to shrink their rent-regulated real estate loan portfolios since a watershed state law passed in 2019, but those plans may be accelerated.
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The biggest banks need to get creative about the kinds of products and services they offer, and their efforts to attract a broader customer base.
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Artificial intelligence promises to replace a large percentage of entry-level analysts, call center workers and others, while leaving most senior managers untouched.
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The FHFA's Home Loan bank report is that rare thing you never see in the nation's capital anymore — a balanced plan on a complex issue that could have lasting impact on a difficult problem.
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ServiceNow, with its largest-yet M&A deal, will fold Armis' threat prevention services into its larger cybersecurity suite.
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An American Banker survey found that bankers think the industry isn't prepared for growth in artificial intelligence and digital assets.
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Noelle Acheson shares her top 4 stablecoin trends of 2025 and what they taught us about the changing nature of money.
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Donald Trump, Taylor Swift and the CEOs of the biggest banks: We checked back to see if our predictions were correct about whether these bankers, regulators and payments execs made an impact on the industry this year.
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While the term "financial supermarket" may have gone out of fashion, firms still see opportunity to boost profits and keep clients loyal by blurring the lines between banking and wealth management.
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Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services recommended approval of Fifth Third's $10.9 billion proposed acquisition of Comerica.
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Bank groups, crypto firms and regulators are divided over whether fiduciary digital-asset custody fits naturally within the national trust charter model — or whether, as critics argue, the agency is quietly reinventing the charter.
In a Senate Banking subcommittee hearing, lawmakers discussed a bill that would guarantee all legal industries and all individuals fair access to banking services.
The 23rd annual ranking of women leaders in the banking industry.
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