Many traders took the Federal Reserve chair's tough talk on inflation as a signal that the central bank is poised for a rate hike, but the corresponding dip in long-dated bonds proved short-lived.
JPMorganChase, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and Bank of America are among the biggest backers of data centers. Community opposition isn't slowing them down, but it's making them rethink their approach to managing risks.
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The robots, which have the dexterity of a human arm and can open envelopes, remove staples, and scan documents, are being used in its Chicago lockbox and will eventually be deployed in its six other lockbox locations across the U.S.
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Visa has collaborated with technology firm Bluefin to build "card present" security that includes tools to mitigate risk from new forms of artificial intelligence.
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As institutions look to ease exposure, digital assets are the largest area of concern, according to American Banker Market Intelligence research
A former Democratic congressman will serve as vice president of wholesale banking at Truist Financial; Bank of America's $72.5 million settlement with sex trafficking victims of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein is approved by a New York federal judge; HDFC plans to challenge the bankruptcy resolution involving a personal guarantee by media tycoon Subhash Chandra; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
A continuing resolution to fund the government through mid-December would prevent the White House from blocking grants — including some in the banking sector — to states and municipalities that voted against President Donald Trump.
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There wasn't just one recipe for landing among the top-performing banks with $50 billion or more in assets. There were two — or, in some cases, a mix of both.
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OFG Bancorp, the parent company of Oriental Bank, has steadily climbed American Banker's rankings of the nation's top-performing banks. Here's how the Puerto Rican bank did it.
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United Bank and Five Points Bank, both ranked among the top-performing banks by Capital Performance Group, said they have stayed in the mortgage business because they see it as a way to build strong relationships in the communities they serve.
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As banks integrate AI into their systems, they are becoming accountable for decision-making architectures that they did not design and have no real insight into. That means they need to ask their vendors some hard questions.
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Banks are investing in ever-more capable technology, from new banking apps to AI-enabled back-office systems. But what keeps customers coming back continues to be their relationships with real bankers.
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A Federal Housing Finance Agency program that allows some homeowners to finance without mortgage insurance is the first step down the slippery slope to a more volatile mortgage market.
There's been an onslaught of nonbank financial technology company charter applications and approvals already this year.
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Many advisors want asset managers to do more than provide access to investments. A new Cerulli report suggests they should emphasize practice management strategies rather than business growth.
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Borrowing against art can offer liquidity without triggering capital gains, but high costs keep it from becoming a first-choice strategy.
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The largest firm in the independent brokerage channel is also the fastest growing. But the industry's rapid expansion alongside rising equity values over the past three years may be hiding some firms' vulnerabilities.
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Bank of America Securities research shows this sector has had its best year since at least 2017, but some trends in the market point to a need for caution.
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If Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's comments lack substance on inflation in the market's opinion, it is likely to drive mortgage rates even higher, NerdWallet warned.
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Non-QM securitizations hit $78B as lenders ease guidelines to capture unserved borrower demand, even as total impairments rise for the 10th time in 13 months to 6.27%.
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The crypto company made the acquisition to expand its institutional platform after it received approval from the OCC for a national trust bank charter.
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The Small Business Administration's proposed rule increasing the size of firms eligible for government-backed loan programs could boost the appeal of SBA loan programs to banks and credit unions, but it's drawing sharp criticism from smaller firms.
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The 2025 tax law changed the factors involved in the decision to convert a traditional IRA to a Roth.
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Five payment companies were named as defendants in a case that could set a precedent for both prediction markets and the financial firms working with them.
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A lawsuit accusing U.S. Bank of harassing and discriminating against its former head of AI can proceed following a federal magistrate judge's ruling. The suit's defamation and blacklisting claims, however, were thrown out.
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