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Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, wants to ensure that Big Tech firms are not unfairly excluding smaller fintechs from innovating on their platforms.

The World Bank director and former top Labor Department economist will become the first Fed governor of Hispanic descent and will give the board a full compliment of members since former vice chair Lael Brainard resigned in February.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s second-quarter report on the state of banking noted that while banks are enjoying strong profits, they face declining deposits, rising unrealized losses and shrinking net interest margins.

Artificial intelligence is on the cusp of solving some of the most chronic problems facing bank managers. They need to embrace it.

Affirm is the latest BNPL lender to launch an in-store payment card with multiple financing options, giving consumers more checkout options as regulatory changes loom.

Chief Executive Rob Holmes, who launched an attempted turnaround shortly after taking the reins of the Dallas-based bank in 2021, is resisting the lure of share buybacks. Some investors may be growing impatient, but Holmes says the investments he's made are starting to pay off.

The New York-based company announced the launch of a health care lending unit after capitalizing on recent bank failures to add seven deposit-focused banking groups this spring and summer.

Protesters gathered outside the New York bank's headquarters last week, demanding restitution for what they allege was mismanagement. The bank did not give ground in its response to the demonstration.

The consumer lender's stock price has fallen more than 30% since its disclosure of a looming regulatory action, which was followed by the sudden departure of its CEO. To help meet its compliance challenges, the company's board added a former FDIC regional director.

With economic storm clouds gathering, Canada's bank regulator is considering stricter capital requirements that some analysts say have the potential to force Royal Bank of Canada, the nation's biggest lender, to sell equity.