Inflation-adjusted gross domestic product decreased an annualized 0.3% in the first quarter, well below average growth of about 3% in the prior two years, according to the government's initial estimate.
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The top five banks saw an average rise in their assets of almost 31% between 2023 and 2024.
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A $24 million single-family provision for credit losses linked to economic uncertainty and changes in actual and forecast home prices weighed down results.
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The administration's major moves include weakening the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and rolling back numerous Biden-era regulations.
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The potential for a global trade war has largely undone the optimism that the industry exhibited at the beginning of the year. Here's a look at three ways that tariffs could negatively impact banks.
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The online consumer lender beat revenue expectations in the first quarter, but its net income was dragged down by larger provisions that the company attributed to tariff "uncertainty."
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The card processor came up short on expected profits but hit analysts' estimates on revenue in the second quarter of its fiscal 2025. CEO Ryan McInerney said growth in payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions were strong even in the face of shaky economic conditions.
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At a House subcommittee hearing, Republicans proposed "tailoring" regulations for community banks while Democrats railed against Trump's tariffs and cuts to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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The top five banks saw an average rise in their assets of almost 31% between 2023 and 2024.
A $24 million single-family provision for credit losses linked to economic uncertainty and changes in actual and forecast home prices weighed down results.
Inflation-adjusted gross domestic product decreased an annualized 0.3% in the first quarter, well below average growth of about 3% in the prior two years, according to the government's initial estimate.
A string of senior resignations and scrutiny over share sales rocked Bank of America's local operations last year.
A new survey shows banks overwhelmingly support state laws that let them pause transactions to prevent elder financial abuse, despite shortcomings.
Scambaiting, which started as a genre of YouTube content, is now a full-blown tech tactic — with support from Australia's biggest bank.
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.
American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments share their views on artificial intelligence, hybrid offices, real-time payments and more.
In her day-to-day job directing activities at the card network's Start Path accelerator, Sabrina Tharani helps nurture companies that are developing new payments products and services.

- Ian Mitchell, founder of The Noble, an organization that works with law enforcement and with banks to fight human crime trafficking, explains some of his group's recent work and why banks need someone dedicated to human crime.
- Elder financial exploitation has been a problem for banks for years, and it's getting worse. Gunther offers practical suggestions for what banks should do when they suspect an older customer is a victim.
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In the megabank's latest sign of progress with regulators, it said that a 7-year-old CFPB order has been terminated.
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Two Democratic members of the National Credit Union Administration board of directors are suing the Trump administration for wrongful dismissal, a suit that could have implications for the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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After the Washington bank's rocky integration with Umpqua, investors are wary of its plan to acquire Pacific Premier Bancorp in Southern California.
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President Trump suggested his sweeping tariffs would help him reduce income taxes for people making less than $200,000 a year.
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Global fintech funding broke $10 billion in the first quarter of 2025 due to increased investment in artificial intelligence and digital asset funding rounds like the $2 billion Binance deal.
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