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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has submitted its request for information — which asks whether banks should bear the burden of proof in merger applications and how much input the CFPB should have in approving deals — to the Federal Register.

Wells Fargo, which approved fewer than half of mortgage refinancings sought by Black homeowners in 2020, prompting calls for regulatory investigations, greenlighted a larger share of applications from such borrowers last year.

The Gulfport, Mississippi, bank is joining a number of large and regional banks pledging to reduce or eliminate the charges.

A bet on gambling payments, a step for open banking and more in banking news this week.

M&T Bank, Citizens Financial Group and KeyCorp are teaching staffers new skills and pitching themselves as innovative and fun places to work.

Home prices have increased at their fastest rate since the mid-2000s housing boom and driven skyrocketing inflation. Fed Gov. Christopher Waller says lenders are better prepared for a shock than in 2007 but still need to be monitored — especially nonbank lenders.

A push by Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis, one of the crypto industry’s staunchest supporters in Congress, to write a new law for digital assets is getting the support of at least one Democrat.

Banking is changing as value chains are fragmented, products are componentized, and new players emerge.

The suspects, ages 16 to 21, were apprehended in connection with an investigation into a hacking group called Lapsus$, which has said it’s responsible for a rash of recent cyberattacks against companies including Microsoft and Nvidia.

With moderator Miriam Cross, Technology Reporter at American Banker; Panelist Abhi Chaudhary, Direct to Consumer Channel at Green Dot; Panelist Ernie Diaz, Head of US Consumer Distribution, Wealth & TD Auto Finance at TD Bank; Panelist Pierre Habis, Head of Consumer & Business Banking at Santander.