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While rising rates buoy revenue for the country's largest banks, in the short term they also force them to write down the value of assets they hold on their balance sheet, exacerbating a capital squeeze that's prompted most of them to halt buybacks.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler and Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang see urgency in shoring up liquidity in government debt markets during times of stress.

The National Credit Union Administration has asked Congress to restore its authority over credit union service organizations and other vendors, but some in the industry say the regulator already has enough on its plate.

The embattled cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried is undermining efforts to reorganize his crumbling empire with "incessant and disruptive tweeting" that appears aimed at moving assets away from the control of a U.S. court in favor of one in the Bahamas, U.S. lawyers for the bankrupt crypto platform FTX said in a court filing.

North Carolina Republican Patrick McHenry — who's in line to lead the House Financial Services Committee after the GOP won control of the chamber in the midterm elections — has called for the Fed to stay focused on controlling inflation. Democrats, who retained the Senate, have begun to voice concerns that higher borrowing costs will hurt jobs and potentially cause a recession.

Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives will help advance financial services firms' priorities, with a wish list that includes curbing ambitious proposals by a top markets regulator and diminishing the clout of a popular U.S. consumer watchdog.

The companies are improving the way older, "offline by nature" industries like steel and food services handle transactions and financing.

Btech Consortium, a partnership between several small banks, a venture capital firm and an asset manager, will identify emerging technologies that meet their members' near-term needs.

Farmers and the bankers who lend to them are increasingly concerned that rising costs will hasten a recession and hamper credit quality in 2023.

The Kentucky Bankers Association is seeking to halt Attorney General Daniel Cameron's investigation into climate commitments made by six large banks. The suit alleges that the AG overstepped his authority by seeking to compel the banks to turn over certain documents and communications.