Diligence Capital Management is pushing the beleaguered bank to add directors with bank turnaround experience. Eagle has been searching for a new CEO after getting battered from losses tied to its commercial real estate portfolio.
BMO Financial Group doubled its mainframe capacity, prepared a cloud staging platform and used chaos engineering to ensure its Bank of the West integration went smoothly.
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The sports betting company said it would stop accepting credit card deposits for its sportsbook, casino and racing products in the U.S. Wagers placed using credit cards are typically more expensive than those made with other forms of payment.
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The crypto crash highlighted an overlooked aspect of stablecoins: They have both a stable value and a market-traded price, but the two don't always match. What does the risk of de-pegs mean for payments?
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Block's merchant unit is deploying a virtual assistant to sweeten its offer to merchants, while Amazon pushes Pay by Bank. Plus, Zelle reaches a milestone and more in American Banker's global payments and fintech roundup.
New research from American Banker finds that artificial intelligence is growing in use, but trust and regulatory woes still hold many back.
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Just days after UMB Financial completed its acquisition of Heartland Financial, CEO Mariner Kemper spoke about how the deal came together and the combined bank's future.
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The avalanche of cases announced Friday included charges against a no-longer registered advisor and firm accused of misappropriating more than $20 million from clients.
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The Providence, Rhode Island-based company launched its private bank in 2023 after a spate of bank failures left holes in the market. "It's not like I'm asking anybody to wait for delayed gratification," CEO Bruce Van Saun said Friday.
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The company cited efforts to improve profitability behind its decision, with Popular joining a line of other banks in ending mortgage operations in 2025.
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Approximately three years after the one-time non-depository bought Roscoe (Texas) State Bank, Cornerstone Capital Bancorp agreed to purchase Peoples Bancorp.
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While borrowing activity increased from a year ago, seasonal patterns and economic concerns suggest near-term slowing, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
In 2025, compensation for the chief executives at four of the largest U.S. banks jumped by between 10% and 28%. The increases reflect strong financial performances, the achievement of certain milestones and the competitive landscape, a compensation consultant said.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy lost 92,000 jobs in February while unemployment held steady at 4.4%, a development that could spur the Federal Reserve to question whether interest rates are truly in balance.
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Fintechs are wrong to demand wholesale consolidation of community banks in the U.S. Real innovation doesn't stem from wiping out smaller institutions or forcing consolidation. Innovation comes from fair competition, secure data protocols, and clear rules that apply equally to banks and fintechs of all sizes.
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It is long past time to revisit the regulatory regime implementing the Bank Secrecy Act. In a good sign, key elements of the Trump administration seem to be in alignment on reform.
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Once artificial intelligence has eliminated all the human-driven volatility from financial markets, will there even be a reason to trade anymore?
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AI's rapid growth also means that even the best crafted plans might need to be adjusted in a few years if not months, Anthropic and Google leaders said at ICE Experience 2026.
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Federal regulators issued proposals Thursday to implement the final elements of the Basel III accords, adjust the global systemically important bank surcharge and implement standardized approaches for risk-weighted assets. The changes would reduce capital requirements for banks of all sizes affected by the rules.
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Two top housing platforms disagree on the best week to list in 2026, but both agree a rare window for sellers is opening this spring.
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Two reports out earlier this month come to very different conclusions as to the feasibility of public blockchains for finance; the differences matter for global stablecoin adoption.
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The SEC is reportedly preparing a proposal that would give banks and other companies the option to report their earnings every six months, adding urgency to a long-running debate over how firms communicate with investors.
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and 10 former officials filed amicus briefs that provide legal heft to banks battling the state of Illinois over a law that removes sales taxes and tips from interchange fees.
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